The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $36,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,980.
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 | $63,680 | -0.06% | 17.46% |
| 2021 | $63,720 | -0.16% | - |
| 2020 | $63,820 | -0.71% | - |
| 2019 | $64,270 | -3.35% | - |
| 2018 | $66,420 | 4.17% | - |
| 2017 | $63,650 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $63,230 | 4.27% | - |
| 2015 | $60,530 | 4.66% | - |
| 2014 | $57,710 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $57,740 | 8.97% | - |
| 2012 | $52,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,680, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of South Carolina, followed by Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary $62,350). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.