Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Tacoma, Washington

The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of healthcare social workers in Tacoma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Healthcare Social Workers in Tacoma, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,510
25th Percentile Wage
$49,230
50th Percentile Wage
$57,670
75th Percentile Wage
$65,060
90th Percentile Wage
$86,930

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,670
1.37% -5.77%
2016
$56,880
-5.26% -
2015
$59,870
-1.77% -
2014
$60,930
-3.23% -
2013
$62,900
3.02% -
2012
$61,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Healthcare Social Worker Salary in Tacoma with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,670 in Tacoma 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 Tacoma is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$78,680
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$77,250
Longview
$73,250
Olympia
$69,340
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$67,950
Bremerton-Silverdale
$66,610
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$66,060
Walla Walla
$64,590
Spokane
$63,650
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$63,220
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$63,080
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$62,270
Lewiston
$62,100
Bellingham
$61,700
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$60,840
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$58,980
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$57,750
Tacoma
$57,670
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$57,380
Yakima
$52,690
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$39,430