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Medical and Public Health Social Worker Salaries

The medical and health care social worker salary is the highest of the three categories of social worker salaries. Nationally, the top employers of social workers in the medical and heath care are general medical and surgical hospitals, local government, nursing care facilities, individual and family services and home health care services. The employers who pay the best medical and public health social worker salaries are insurance carriers, Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related insurance activities, Medical and diagnostic laboratories, Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, and General medical and surgical hospitals. If you are looking for the states with the most employment opportunities for social worker salaries try California New York Pennsylvania Texas Ohio Massachusetts Florida Michigan Illinois New Jersey.
The states where medical and public health social worker salaries are the highest are District of Columbia, Nevada, California, Connecticut and New Jersey. The best paying metropolitan areas for social worker salaries are in Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa CA, Stamford-Norwalk CT, San Jose CA, San Francisco CA, and Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.

Top Employers

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
General medical and surgical hospitals 29,780 $21.25 $44,190
Local government (OES designation) 10,770 $19.03 $39,590
Nursing care facilities 10,040 $17.03 $35,420
Individual and family services 9,140 $16.00 $33,280
Home health care services 7,440 $21.09 $43,860

Best Medical Social Worker Salary TOP

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Insurance carriers 700 $23.68 $49,250
Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related 70 $22.73 $47,290
Medical and diagnostic laboratories N/A $22.60 $47,010
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals 2,140 $21.44 $44,590
General medical and surgical hospitals 29,780 $21.25 $44,190

Where the most Jobs are to earn social worker salary TOP

STATE Empoyment Hourly Mean Wage Annual Mean Wage
California 9240 22.76 47350
New York 7230 21.75 45230
Pennsylvania 6580 18.89 39280
Texas 6120 18.16 37780
Ohio 5300 18.02 37480
Massachusetts 5070 20.16 41940
Florida 4440 17.68 36780
Michigan 3710 20.11 41830
Illinois 3620 17.20 35770

States with the highest salary for social workers TOP

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
District of Columbia 780 $23.82 $49,530
Nevada 530 $22.79 $47,400
California 9,240 $22.76 $47,350
Connecticut 1,640 $22.46 $46,720
New Jersey 3,420 $22.42 $46,640

Best Paying Metropolitan Areas for Medical Social Worker Salaries TOP

Metro Area Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 290 $26.52 $55,160
Stamford-Norwalk, CT 110 $25.95 $53,980
San Jose, CA 370 $25.80 $53,660
San Francisco, CA 450 $25.44 $52,910
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 90 $25.34 $52,710

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