The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $43,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,900.
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 | $57,480 | -3.29% | 25.64% |
| 2021 | $59,370 | 1.16% | - |
| 2020 | $58,680 | 2.35% | - |
| 2019 | $57,300 | 0.58% | - |
| 2018 | $56,970 | 5.18% | - |
| 2017 | $54,020 | 7.83% | - |
| 2016 | $49,790 | 9.54% | - |
| 2015 | $45,040 | 4.60% | - |
| 2014 | $42,970 | -8.22% | - |
| 2013 | $46,500 | 8.09% | - |
| 2012 | $42,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,480 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.