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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Raleigh-Cary is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Healthcare Social Workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,090
25th Percentile Wage
$57,970
50th Percentile Wage
$63,100
75th Percentile Wage
$78,330
90th Percentile Wage
$93,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,090.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,100
-0.71% 20.27%
2021
$63,550
0.50% -
2020
$63,230
6.58% -
2019
$59,070
4.45% -
2018
$56,440
1.56% -
2017
$55,560
0.88% -
2016
$55,070
0.51% -
2015
$54,790
4.07% -
2014
$52,560
9.30% -
2013
$47,670
-5.54% -
2012
$50,310
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Raleigh-Cary with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,100 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jacksonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Rocky Mount
$66,220
Durham-Chapel Hill
$63,460
Raleigh-Cary
$63,100
Greenville
$61,630
Winston-Salem
$60,610
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$60,300
Wilmington
$59,650
Greensboro-High Point
$59,320
Asheville
$57,580
Goldsboro
$56,750
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$55,970
Burlington
$55,730
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$55,000
Fayetteville
$52,590
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$51,950
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$50,290
Jacksonville
$44,250

See also: Top paying jobs in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina.