The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $31,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,260.
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 | $55,730 | 15.83% | 11.41% |
| 2021 | $46,910 | -20.08% | - |
| 2020 | $56,330 | 7.78% | - |
| 2019 | $51,950 | 1.52% | - |
| 2018 | $51,160 | 6.68% | - |
| 2017 | $47,740 | 20.51% | - |
| 2016 | $37,950 | -1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $38,640 | 0.31% | - |
| 2014 | $38,520 | -17.89% | - |
| 2013 | $45,410 | -8.72% | - |
| 2012 | $49,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,730 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.