The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $47,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,790.
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 | $78,680 | 1.02% | 27.22% |
| 2021 | $77,880 | 6.56% | - |
| 2020 | $72,770 | 5.11% | - |
| 2019 | $69,050 | 7.14% | - |
| 2018 | $64,120 | 3.46% | - |
| 2017 | $61,900 | -0.86% | - |
| 2016 | $62,430 | 3.83% | - |
| 2015 | $60,040 | 3.70% | - |
| 2014 | $57,820 | 4.20% | - |
| 2013 | $55,390 | -3.38% | - |
| 2012 | $57,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,680, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $77,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.