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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Wilmington, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Wilmington, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in Wilmington 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 Wilmington, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,000
25th Percentile Wage
$45,290
50th Percentile Wage
$55,810
75th Percentile Wage
$65,050
90th Percentile Wage
$76,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Wilmington, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$55,810
5.97% 9.46%
2016
$52,480
6.48% -
2015
$49,080
2.40% -
2014
$47,900
-4.47% -
2013
$50,040
-0.98% -
2012
$50,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Wilmington with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,810, Wilmington is the lowest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of New Jersey, following city of Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton (median annual salary of $65,640). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Wilmington is about 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that of the highest paying city Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
$65,640
Trenton-Ewing
$65,220
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$62,750
Ocean City
$60,350
Camden
$60,000
Edison-New Brunswick
$56,280
Wilmington
$55,810