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Social Work Social Services Professional salaries 2026.

Browse comprehensive salary data for every healthcare role—from registered nurses and physicians to allied health professionals and clinical support staff. Find real pay ranges based on your specialty, experience, and location.

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Job titles

15

Categories

161

Career tracks

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Each role includes real salary data based on experience level, geographic location, and facility type. Use this directory to compare pay across similar positions, understand career progression opportunities, and make informed decisions about your healthcare career.

Real postings

Every number on this page is built from active healthcare job postings with listed pay ranges — not survey estimates or guesses.

Weighted medians

Hourly medians and pay ranges are weighted by posting volume so high-demand roles and locations carry the right amount of signal.

Refreshed continuously

Postings are pulled from a rolling window and rebuilt daily, so what you see reflects the most recent market — not last year's data.

◣ Market movement

Social Work salary trends inside Social Services Professional.

This rolls up monthly postings, pay, and state market signal from the individual salary pages in this track.

Latest month

Apr 2026

1,467 postings

Monthly pay move

+5.2%

$43.06/hr latest median

Posting move

+12.2%

vs Mar 2026

Highest signal role

4,270

Social Worker

Monthly aggregate

Posting and pay trend

Weighted by monthly postings across 4 titles with data.

Nov 2025

645

$46.18

Dec 2025

1,062

$41.64

Jan 2026

881

$40.36

Feb 2026

587

$42.54

Mar 2026

1,308

$40.92

Apr 2026

1,467

$43.06

Geographic market signal

Where Social Work pay and demand are strongest.

Top states by median pay

Only real state data with at least 5 postings.

01Alaska$65.6830
02Vermont$53.5128
03Hawaii$51.7111
04Washington$50.78189
05Oregon$50.0065
06California$49.451,123
07New Jersey$48.53242
08District Of Columbia$44.7514

Top states by postings

Demand-weighted view of where this track is showing up.

01California1,123$49.45
02New York667$42.05
03Massachusetts248$37.96
04New Jersey242$48.53
05Washington189$50.78
06Ohio183$32.80
07Illinois180$37.58
08Minnesota166$36.14

Role-level comparison

Compare Social Work titles side by side.

Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW-Psych) currently has the highest median in this track at $63.03/hr, while Social Worker has the largest posting sample.

TitlePostingsMedianP25 - P75CompaniesStates
Social Worker→4,270$37.50$32.50 - $47.501,38797Clinical Social Worker→1,398$53.50$42.00 - $70.0059195Masters in Social Work→274$41.50$35.00 - $47.3810247Psychiatric Social Worker (LCSW-Psych)→8$63.03$52.03 - $103.4924

◣ 4 titles · 5,950 postings

Social Work salaries

All Social Work salary titles in Social Services Professional, loaded from the generated salary index and aggregated across available market data.

$41.48

Median

$86,274

Yearly

$32.50 - $103.49

P25 - P75

5,950

Postings

2,082

Companies

1,252

Cities

97

States

4

With data

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Understanding Healthcare Salaries

Factors That Affect Healthcare Pay

Healthcare salaries vary significantly based on several key factors. Geographic location plays a major role—nurses in California and New York typically earn 20-40% more than the national average, while cost of living adjustments affect real purchasing power.

Experience level, specialty certifications, shift differentials (especially for nights and weekends), and facility type (academic medical centers vs. community hospitals) all impact compensation. Travel and contract positions often offer premium rates compared to permanent staff roles.

High-Demand Healthcare Roles

Critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialized technologists remain among the most sought-after healthcare professionals. The ongoing nursing shortage has driven competitive salaries and signing bonuses across most markets.

Behavioral health professionals, including psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers, are seeing increased demand as mental health services expand. Allied health roles in imaging and respiratory therapy also face workforce shortages.

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