Hiring/Healthcare Social Workers
Role
Healthcare Social Workers by metro
78 metros with a published OEWS median, location quotient, and percentile. U.S. median $67,880 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). National employment 187,630.
| Metro | Score | Band | Median | LQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 9.1 | Hard | $71,690 | 0.67 |
| Washington, DC | 9.1 | Hard | $80,710 | 0.58 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 9.0 | Hard | $63,880 | 0.72 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 8.4 | Hard | $73,970 | 0.69 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.2 | Hard | $58,940 | 0.94 |
| New Orleans, LA | 8.1 | Hard | $65,710 | 0.74 |
| Louisville, KY | 7.7 | Hard | $68,970 | 0.75 |
| Detroit, MI | 7.6 | Hard | $73,600 | 0.81 |
| Atlanta, GA | 7.5 | Hard | $65,280 | 1.19 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7.3 | Hard | $64,930 | 0.88 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 7.3 | Hard | $63,720 | 0.96 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 7.1 | Hard | $70,670 | 1.20 |
| Tulsa, OK | 7.1 | Hard | $56,670 | 1.22 |
| Charlotte, NC | 7.1 | Hard | $66,410 | 0.71 |
| Raleigh, NC | 7.0 | Hard | $69,090 | 0.74 |
| Columbus, OH | 6.9 | Elevated | $65,280 | 1.26 |
| Dallas, TX | 6.9 | Elevated | $75,930 | 0.54 |
| Akron, OH | 6.8 | Elevated | $63,130 | 1.31 |
| Austin, TX | 6.7 | Elevated | $76,020 | 0.65 |
| Houston, TX | 6.6 | Elevated | $71,900 | 0.67 |
| North Port, FL | 6.6 | Elevated | $68,230 | 0.83 |
| Cleveland, OH | 6.6 | Elevated | $66,230 | 1.44 |
| Tampa, FL | 6.5 | Elevated | $64,790 | 0.86 |
| Dayton, OH | 6.2 | Elevated | $63,080 | 2.43 |
| Kansas City, MO | 6.2 | Elevated | $66,260 | 1.05 |
| San Antonio, TX | 6.2 | Elevated | $67,860 | 0.83 |
| Miami, FL | 5.8 | Elevated | $64,510 | 1.01 |
| St. Louis, MO | 5.8 | Elevated | $62,200 | 1.15 |
| McAllen, TX | 5.7 | Elevated | $60,070 | 0.93 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 5.7 | Elevated | $66,300 | 1.04 |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.6 | Elevated | $75,720 | 1.80 |
| Little Rock, AR | 5.5 | Elevated | $60,470 | 1.29 |
| San Jose, CA | 5.3 | Elevated | $107,170 | 0.56 |
| Oxnard, CA | 5.2 | Elevated | $87,570 | 0.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5.1 | Elevated | $61,560 | 1.03 |
| Hartford, CT | 5.1 | Elevated | $79,090 | 0.69 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.0 | Elevated | $61,030 | 1.25 |
| Riverside, CA | 5.0 | Elevated | $85,360 | 0.69 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.0 | Elevated | $81,270 | 0.70 |
| Buffalo, NY | 5.0 | Elevated | $64,940 | 1.39 |
| El Paso, TX | 4.9 | Elevated | $55,680 | 1.11 |
| Albany, NY | 4.9 | Elevated | $67,190 | 1.46 |
| New York, NY | 4.9 | Elevated | $78,610 | 1.51 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 4.9 | Elevated | $77,450 | 0.75 |
| San Diego, CA | 4.8 | Elevated | $82,630 | 0.77 |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.7 | Elevated | $97,070 | 0.79 |
| Charleston, SC | 4.7 | Elevated | $60,680 | 0.84 |
| Rochester, NY | 4.7 | Elevated | $61,610 | 1.96 |
| Omaha, NE | 4.6 | Elevated | $63,360 | 0.85 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4.6 | Elevated | $79,830 | 0.84 |
| Greenville, SC | 4.3 | Elevated | $62,870 | 0.94 |
| Providence, RI | 4.2 | Elevated | $74,350 | 1.11 |
| Memphis, TN | 4.2 | Elevated | $64,430 | 1.29 |
| San Francisco, CA | 4.1 | Elevated | $99,640 | 0.96 |
| Birmingham, AL | 4.0 | Elevated | $60,980 | 1.39 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 4.0 | Elevated | $65,990 | 1.20 |
| Allentown, PA | 3.9 | Standard | $64,390 | 1.22 |
| Nashville, TN | 3.8 | Standard | $65,040 | 1.67 |
| Boise City, ID | 3.8 | Standard | $74,570 | 0.88 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 3.6 | Standard | $67,090 | 0.78 |
| Fresno, CA | 3.6 | Standard | $84,860 | 1.06 |
| Madison, WI | 3.4 | Standard | $76,720 | 1.13 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3.2 | Standard | $81,110 | 0.94 |
| Chicago, IL | 3.2 | Standard | $71,430 | 0.69 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3.2 | Standard | $60,430 | 2.09 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 3.1 | Standard | $78,280 | 0.65 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.0 | Standard | $69,180 | 1.25 |
| New Haven, CT | 2.9 | Standard | $83,340 | 1.27 |
| Boston, MA | 2.8 | Standard | $78,410 | 1.52 |
| Portland, OR | 2.8 | Standard | $85,790 | 1.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 2.8 | Standard | $62,130 | 1.38 |
| Tucson, AZ | 2.8 | Standard | $60,030 | 0.99 |
| Worcester, MA | 2.7 | Standard | $74,520 | 2.01 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 2.6 | Standard | $86,970 | 0.96 |
| Denver, CO | 2.6 | Standard | $63,480 | 1.18 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2.5 | Standard | $65,090 | 1.32 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2.5 | Standard | $65,200 | 1.23 |
| Seattle, WA | 1.1 | Standard | $83,550 | 1.22 |