The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other social workers in Philadelphia-Camden-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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,170 | 7.76% | 10.75% |
| 2021 | $70,260 | -2.33% | - |
| 2020 | $71,900 | 4.98% | - |
| 2019 | $68,320 | -3.22% | - |
| 2018 | $70,520 | 1.96% | - |
| 2017 | $69,140 | 8.40% | - |
| 2016 | $63,330 | -8.54% | - |
| 2015 | $68,740 | -1.98% | - |
| 2014 | $70,100 | -1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $71,090 | 4.37% | - |
| 2012 | $67,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,170 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lebanon and 52.0 percent (52.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lebanon | |
| Altoona | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Erie | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Reading | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lancaster | |
| York-Hanover |