The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $34,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,860.
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 | $57,810 | 10.12% | 19.46% |
| 2021 | $51,960 | 12.82% | - |
| 2020 | $45,300 | -2.36% | - |
| 2019 | $46,370 | -18.31% | - |
| 2018 | $54,860 | -2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $56,260 | 0.04% | - |
| 2016 | $56,240 | -2.38% | - |
| 2015 | $57,580 | 11.84% | - |
| 2014 | $50,760 | 7.09% | - |
| 2013 | $47,160 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $46,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,810 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 22.7 percent (22.7%) 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 |