The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $38,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,080 | -3.65% | 10.67% |
| 2016 | $65,380 | 8.11% | - |
| 2015 | $60,080 | 4.56% | - |
| 2014 | $57,340 | 5.09% | - |
| 2013 | $54,420 | -3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $56,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,080 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for healthcare social workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.