The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $36,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,890 | -3.23% | 6.93% |
| 2019 | $50,470 | -0.38% | - |
| 2018 | $50,660 | 0.79% | - |
| 2017 | $50,260 | 8.48% | - |
| 2016 | $46,000 | 0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $45,880 | 0.83% | - |
| 2012 | $45,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,890 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |