The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $48,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,610.
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 | $62,210 | 0.69% | 18.76% |
| 2021 | $61,780 | 6.10% | - |
| 2020 | $58,010 | 7.34% | - |
| 2019 | $53,750 | 1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $52,790 | 2.97% | - |
| 2017 | $51,220 | -3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $52,970 | 7.63% | - |
| 2015 | $48,930 | -1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $49,590 | -1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $50,210 | -0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $50,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,210 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.