The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $43,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,970 | 11.15% | 22.35% |
| 2021 | $49,730 | 1.59% | - |
| 2020 | $48,940 | 5.37% | - |
| 2019 | $46,310 | -1.99% | - |
| 2018 | $47,230 | 1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $46,300 | 4.67% | - |
| 2016 | $44,140 | 2.49% | - |
| 2015 | $43,040 | -4.41% | - |
| 2014 | $44,940 | 1.16% | - |
| 2013 | $44,420 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $43,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,970 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.