Healthcare Social Workers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median healthcare social workers in the US earns $67,880 per year (187,630 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($94,100) and lowest in Arkansas ($55,640) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Healthcare Social Workers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Healthcare Social Workers in Washington DC	$94,100	$69,999	$5,833	74.4%	420
Healthcare Social Workers in California	$89,660	$67,797	$5,650	75.6%	17,690
Healthcare Social Workers in Hawaii	$85,420	$63,961	$5,330	74.9%	660
Healthcare Social Workers in Oregon	$84,350	$61,619	$5,135	73.1%	2,320
Healthcare Social Workers in New Jersey	$82,690	$63,923	$5,327	77.3%	4,310
Healthcare Social Workers in Vermont	$81,140	$63,017	$5,251	77.7%	250
Healthcare Social Workers in Connecticut	$79,900	$62,220	$5,185	77.9%	1,650
Healthcare Social Workers in Washington	$78,570	$64,104	$5,342	81.6%	5,180
Healthcare Social Workers in Nevada	$78,470	$64,034	$5,336	81.6%	1,160
Healthcare Social Workers in New Hampshire	$78,260	$63,886	$5,324	81.6%	590
Healthcare Social Workers in Utah	$78,150	$60,292	$5,024	77.1%	1,750
Healthcare Social Workers in Massachusetts	$76,440	$59,004	$4,917	77.2%	7,220
Healthcare Social Workers in Maryland	$76,440	$59,338	$4,945	77.6%	4,750
Healthcare Social Workers in Rhode Island	$75,390	$59,657	$4,971	79.1%	630
Healthcare Social Workers in Idaho	$74,500	$58,401	$4,867	78.4%	750
Healthcare Social Workers in Minnesota	$73,970	$57,361	$4,780	77.5%	2,430
Healthcare Social Workers in New York	$73,070	$56,886	$4,741	77.9%	20,440
Healthcare Social Workers in Maine	$71,610	$55,556	$4,630	77.6%	790
Healthcare Social Workers in Texas	$69,990	$58,068	$4,839	83%	10,880
Healthcare Social Workers in Michigan	$67,600	$53,764	$4,480	79.5%	4,860
Healthcare Social Workers in Wisconsin	$66,910	$53,736	$4,478	80.3%	3,770
Healthcare Social Workers in Virginia	$66,550	$52,636	$4,386	79.1%	3,070
Healthcare Social Workers in New Mexico	$65,930	$53,222	$4,435	80.7%	1,200
Healthcare Social Workers in Florida	$64,820	$54,263	$4,522	83.7%	10,520
Healthcare Social Workers in Delaware	$64,620	$51,178	$4,265	79.2%	780
Healthcare Social Workers in Indiana	$64,580	$52,194	$4,350	80.8%	3,890
Healthcare Social Workers in Kansas	$64,440	$51,161	$4,263	79.4%	1,360
Healthcare Social Workers in Illinois	$64,270	$50,784	$4,232	79%	4,910
Healthcare Social Workers in Kentucky	$64,080	$51,543	$4,295	80.4%	1,980
Healthcare Social Workers in Arizona	$64,030	$52,236	$4,353	81.6%	3,100
Healthcare Social Workers in Ohio	$63,610	$52,324	$4,360	82.3%	8,930
Healthcare Social Workers in Colorado	$63,480	$51,101	$4,258	80.5%	3,670
Healthcare Social Workers in North Carolina	$63,280	$51,009	$4,251	80.6%	5,120
Healthcare Social Workers in Iowa	$63,050	$51,097	$4,258	81%	1,550
Healthcare Social Workers in North Dakota	$62,860	$52,688	$4,391	83.8%	330
Healthcare Social Workers in Georgia	$62,420	$49,718	$4,143	79.7%	6,970
Healthcare Social Workers in Nebraska	$62,420	$50,374	$4,198	80.7%	980
Healthcare Social Workers in Wyoming	$62,260	$52,206	$4,350	83.9%	180
Healthcare Social Workers in Mississippi	$62,250	$50,440	$4,203	81%	1,890
Healthcare Social Workers in Alaska	$62,000	$51,997	$4,333	83.9%	480
Healthcare Social Workers in Pennsylvania	$61,900	$50,016	$4,168	80.8%	9,630
Healthcare Social Workers in Tennessee	$61,240	$51,386	$4,282	83.9%	5,970
Healthcare Social Workers in Louisiana	$61,080	$49,812	$4,151	81.6%	1,970
Healthcare Social Workers in South Carolina	$60,840	$48,572	$4,048	79.8%	3,100
Healthcare Social Workers in West Virginia	$60,140	$48,532	$4,044	80.7%	1,100
Healthcare Social Workers in Alabama	$60,000	$47,655	$3,971	79.4%	2,850
Healthcare Social Workers in Missouri	$59,870	$48,409	$4,034	80.9%	4,430
Healthcare Social Workers in South Dakota	$57,510	$48,389	$4,032	84.1%	790
Healthcare Social Workers in Montana	$57,090	$46,125	$3,844	80.8%	840
Healthcare Social Workers in Oklahoma	$56,120	$45,293	$3,774	80.7%	2,310
Healthcare Social Workers in Arkansas	$55,640	$44,930	$3,744	80.8%	1,250

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