The annual salary statistics of other social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $49,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,030 | 5.21% | 13.30% |
| 2021 | $71,120 | 11.12% | - |
| 2020 | $63,210 | 12.75% | - |
| 2019 | $55,150 | -0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $55,190 | -12.76% | - |
| 2017 | $62,230 | -4.74% | - |
| 2016 | $65,180 | -1.80% | - |
| 2015 | $66,350 | 0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $65,730 | -4.79% | - |
| 2013 | $68,880 | 5.56% | - |
| 2012 | $65,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,030 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lebanon and 51.3 percent (51.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.