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Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,290
25th Percentile Wage
$41,320
50th Percentile Wage
$52,790
75th Percentile Wage
$64,620
90th Percentile Wage
$76,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,290.

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
$52,790
-0.91% 3.83%
2016
$53,270
5.24% -
2015
$50,480
0.08% -
2014
$50,440
1.51% -
2013
$49,680
-2.19% -
2012
$50,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,790 in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 23.2 percent (23.2%) 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