Industries with Fastest Healthcare Social Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Healthcare Social Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

41
Industries with Growth
+63.2%
Highest Growth
+22.2%
Average Growth
4
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Healthcare Social Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 41 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $42,070 $68,670 +$26,600 +63.2%
2 Other Insurance Related Activities $57,930 $82,860 +$24,930 +43.0%
3 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $58,680 $82,860 +$24,180 +41.2%
4 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $56,860 $79,390 +$22,530 +39.6%
5 Offices of Physicians $51,820 $71,360 +$19,540 +37.7%
6 Scientific Research and Development Services $58,460 $79,390 +$20,930 +35.8%
7 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $63,780 $84,330 +$20,550 +32.2%
8 Hospitals $63,210 $82,150 +$18,940 +30.0%
9 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $61,500 $78,910 +$17,410 +28.3%
10 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $47,080 $60,260 +$13,180 +28.0%
11 Outpatient Care Centers $58,870 $74,800 +$15,930 +27.1%
12 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $61,950 $78,580 +$16,630 +26.8%
13 Ambulatory Health Care Services $57,240 $72,510 +$15,270 +26.7%
14 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $51,040 $64,290 +$13,250 +26.0%
15 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $62,290 $78,430 +$16,140 +25.9%
16 Insurance Carriers $62,380 $78,430 +$16,050 +25.7%
17 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $56,140 $69,800 +$13,660 +24.3%
18 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $63,520 $78,870 +$15,350 +24.2%
19 Home Health Care Services $58,130 $71,740 +$13,610 +23.4%
20 Educational Services $57,580 $70,800 +$13,220 +23.0%
21 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $49,480 $60,260 +$10,780 +21.8%
22 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $59,630 $71,980 +$12,350 +20.7%
23 Offices of Dentists $55,740 $66,350 +$10,610 +19.0%
24 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $44,210 $52,520 +$8,310 +18.8%
25 Elementary and Secondary Schools $55,840 $66,160 +$10,320 +18.5%
26 Individual and Family Services $48,080 $56,860 +$8,780 +18.3%
27 Social Assistance $47,910 $56,250 +$8,340 +17.4%
28 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $48,080 $56,390 +$8,310 +17.3%
29 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $52,810 $61,170 +$8,360 +15.8%
30 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $51,350 $59,180 +$7,830 +15.2%
31 Other Residential Care Facilities $47,850 $54,850 +$7,000 +14.6%
32 Office Administrative Services $55,050 $62,800 +$7,750 +14.1%
33 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $62,450 $70,460 +$8,010 +12.8%
34 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $45,050 $49,710 +$4,660 +10.3%
35 Management of Companies and Enterprises $58,100 $63,510 +$5,410 +9.3%
36 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $56,920 $61,890 +$4,970 +8.7%
37 Social Advocacy Organizations $48,290 $52,470 +$4,180 +8.7%
38 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $51,240 $54,770 +$3,530 +6.9%
39 Administrative and Support Services $56,590 $59,050 +$2,460 +4.3%
40 Temporary Help Services $56,980 $59,110 +$2,130 +3.7%
41 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $60,870 $62,800 +$1,930 +3.2%

4 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $61,290 $58,940 -$2,350 -3.8%
2 Employment Services $58,230 $56,750 -$1,480 -2.5%
3 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $54,950 $53,810 -$1,140 -2.1%
4 Grantmaking and Giving Services $57,090 $56,730 -$360 -0.6%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Healthcare Social Workers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.