Pay by state · 53 states
Healthcare Social Worker Salary by State (2026)
Healthcare Social Workers earn the most in District of Columbia at $94,100 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $36,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $67,880. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $94,100District of Columbia
- National median
- $67,880BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $36,050Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Healthcare Social Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of healthcare social workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $94,100 | $75,360 | $107,500 | 420 | $85,623 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $89,660 | $67,630 | $118,740 | 17,690 | $80,979 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $85,420 | $70,500 | $96,190 | 660 | $77,689 |
| 4 | OROregon | $84,350 | $67,170 | $101,640 | 2,320 | $81,607 |
| 5 | NJNew Jersey | $82,690 | $68,090 | $99,530 | 4,310 | $75,998 |
| 6 | VTVermont | $81,140 | $72,050 | $100,520 | 250 | $82,831 |
| 7 | CTConnecticut | $79,900 | $66,290 | $96,470 | 1,650 | $77,116 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $78,570 | $59,690 | $98,990 | 5,180 | $73,421 |
| 9 | NVNevada | $78,470 | $63,460 | $86,610 | 1,160 | $78,486 |
| 10 | NHNew Hampshire | $78,260 | $70,530 | $89,750 | 590 | $75,131 |
| 11 | UTUtah | $78,150 | $63,370 | $94,110 | 1,750 | $79,048 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $76,440 | $55,660 | $85,150 | 4,750 | $72,828 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $76,440 | $60,300 | $92,110 | 7,220 | $72,279 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $75,390 | $58,940 | $85,700 | 630 | $73,709 |
| 15 | IDIdaho | $74,500 | $58,460 | $80,460 | 750 | $78,015 |
| 16 | MNMinnesota | $73,970 | $61,180 | $84,260 | 2,430 | $75,004 |
| 17 | NYNew York | $73,070 | $57,630 | $91,950 | 20,440 | $67,707 |
| 18 | MEMaine | $71,610 | $61,000 | $78,810 | 790 | $73,787 |
| 19 | TXTexas | $69,990 | $52,950 | $80,910 | 10,880 | $72,112 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $67,600 | $60,150 | $79,310 | 4,860 | $70,258 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $66,910 | $59,640 | $78,830 | 3,770 | $71,109 |
| 22 | VAVirginia | $66,550 | $60,430 | $78,170 | 3,070 | $65,823 |
| 23 | NMNew Mexico | $65,930 | $55,820 | $77,600 | 1,200 | $71,498 |
| 24 | FLFlorida | $64,820 | $57,840 | $76,280 | 10,520 | $62,680 |
| 25 | DEDelaware | $64,620 | $51,230 | $79,420 | 780 | $64,744 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $64,580 | $57,270 | $78,880 | 3,890 | $69,196 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $64,440 | $56,720 | $75,200 | 1,360 | $71,546 |
| 28 | ILIllinois | $64,270 | $54,270 | $78,610 | 4,910 | $64,297 |
| 29 | KYKentucky | $64,080 | $49,990 | $77,660 | 1,980 | $71,074 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $64,030 | $53,210 | $80,100 | 3,100 | $63,599 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $63,610 | $51,270 | $76,930 | 8,930 | $68,564 |
| 32 | COColorado | $63,480 | $49,490 | $81,030 | 3,670 | $61,600 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $63,280 | $53,000 | $77,160 | 5,120 | $67,086 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $63,050 | $51,170 | $74,320 | 1,550 | $71,842 |
| 35 | NDNorth Dakota | $62,860 | $56,150 | $74,190 | 330 | $70,662 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $62,420 | $51,790 | $76,450 | 6,970 | $64,823 |
| 37 | NENebraska | $62,420 | $53,290 | $74,060 | 980 | $69,276 |
| 38 | WYWyoming | $62,260 | $49,070 | $82,760 | 180 | $67,169 |
| 39 | MSMississippi | $62,250 | $49,490 | $67,530 | 1,890 | $71,590 |
| 40 | AKAlaska | $62,000 | $47,620 | $84,990 | 480 | $60,571 |
| 41 | PAPennsylvania | $61,900 | $57,200 | $76,040 | 9,630 | $63,440 |
| 42 | TNTennessee | $61,240 | $48,820 | $76,200 | 5,970 | $66,659 |
| 43 | LALouisiana | $61,080 | $57,450 | $73,340 | 1,970 | $69,246 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $60,840 | $45,020 | $76,270 | 3,100 | $64,897 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $60,140 | $51,350 | $77,540 | 1,100 | $67,198 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $60,000 | $48,350 | $65,710 | 2,850 | $67,550 |
| 47 | MOMissouri | $59,870 | $46,430 | $73,740 | 4,430 | $65,924 |
| 48 | SDSouth Dakota | $57,510 | $49,650 | $72,640 | 790 | $64,920 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $57,090 | $48,570 | $68,240 | 840 | $60,320 |
| 50 | GUGuam | $56,990 | $49,730 | $68,270 | 100 | N/A |
| 51 | OKOklahoma | $56,120 | $43,180 | $70,290 | 2,310 | $63,887 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $55,640 | $45,610 | $65,910 | 1,250 | $64,000 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $36,050 | $28,860 | $46,320 | 1,200 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Healthcare Social Workers, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $94,100, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $85,623.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Healthcare Social Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Healthcare Social Workers the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Healthcare Social Workers at $94,100 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($89,660) and Hawaii ($85,420).
Which state pays Healthcare Social Workers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Healthcare Social Workers at $36,050 a year, $58,050 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Healthcare Social Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $85,623 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $94,100. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.