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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,250
25th Percentile Wage
$49,640
50th Percentile Wage
$60,610
75th Percentile Wage
$72,220
90th Percentile Wage
$80,290

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,250.

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
0.23% 22.06%
2021
$60,470
5.85% -
2020
$56,930
2.86% -
2019
$55,300
3.80% -
2018
$53,200
13.76% -
2017
$45,880
1.87% -
2016
$45,020
1.95% -
2015
$44,140
-7.57% -
2014
$47,480
-0.29% -
2013
$47,620
0.80% -
2012
$47,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,610 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 33.1 percent (33.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$66,950
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$65,880
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$63,320
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$62,210
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$60,610
York-Hanover
$60,310
Gettysburg
$60,060
State College
$59,750
East Stroudsburg
$59,630
Williamsport
$59,120
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$58,810
Pittsburgh
$58,480
Lancaster
$57,940
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$57,480
Reading
$56,670
Erie
$53,130
Philadelphia
$52,790
Lebanon
$51,450
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,420
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,290
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,050
Altoona
$48,950
Johnstown
$47,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$47,600
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.