The annual salary statistics of healthcare social workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of healthcare social workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare social workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,460 | 4.00% | 2.71% |
| 2021 | $60,920 | -2.79% | - |
| 2020 | $62,620 | 3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $60,660 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $59,330 | -3.86% | - |
| 2017 | $61,620 | 3.39% | - |
| 2016 | $59,530 | 1.06% | - |
| 2015 | $58,900 | -12.11% | - |
| 2014 | $66,030 | 2.56% | - |
| 2013 | $64,340 | 4.04% | - |
| 2012 | $61,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,460, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for healthcare social workers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Rocky Mount (median annual salary of $66,220). Compared with Rocky Mount, the median annual salary of healthcare social workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower.