The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $47,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,870.
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 | $77,250 | -2.05% | 23.73% |
| 2021 | $78,830 | 4.78% | - |
| 2020 | $75,060 | 0.76% | - |
| 2019 | $74,490 | 4.60% | - |
| 2018 | $71,060 | -1.00% | - |
| 2017 | $71,770 | 4.99% | - |
| 2016 | $68,190 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $66,660 | 6.00% | - |
| 2014 | $62,660 | 5.15% | - |
| 2013 | $59,430 | 0.86% | - |
| 2012 | $58,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,250, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $78,680). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.