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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,640
25th Percentile Wage
$49,560
50th Percentile Wage
$60,610
75th Percentile Wage
$73,390
90th Percentile Wage
$74,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,640.

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
$60,610
-2.46% 23.16%
2021
$62,100
4.69% -
2020
$59,190
5.83% -
2019
$55,740
2.60% -
2018
$54,290
5.71% -
2017
$51,190
7.15% -
2016
$47,530
2.44% -
2015
$46,370
-5.20% -
2014
$48,780
0.88% -
2013
$48,350
3.68% -
2012
$46,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Winston-Salem with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,610 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 27.0 percent (27.0%) 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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina.