The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $31,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,780.
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 | $44,960 | 0.00% | 17.50% |
| 2021 | $44,960 | 7.27% | - |
| 2020 | $41,690 | 1.85% | - |
| 2019 | $40,920 | -34.51% | - |
| 2018 | $55,040 | 1.69% | - |
| 2017 | $54,110 | 3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $52,460 | 4.63% | - |
| 2015 | $50,030 | 4.40% | - |
| 2014 | $47,830 | -2.36% | - |
| 2013 | $48,960 | 24.24% | - |
| 2012 | $37,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,960 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 33.4 percent (33.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.