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Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Massachusetts

What Healthcare Social Workers earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$75,967
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
3 of 5
published states
Workers in state
7,920
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Healthcare Social Workers pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$78,410$60,012$22,483Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Healthcare Social Workers in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$78,410$60,012$24,847
2Essex County, MA$78,410$60,012$24,127
3Middlesex County, MA$78,410$60,012$22,483
4Norfolk County, MA$78,410$60,012$20,899
5Suffolk County, MA$78,410$60,012$20,851

Healthcare Social Workers pay in Massachusetts

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Healthcare Social Workers in Massachusetts is $75,967, based on 7,920 workers. Among the 5 states with published data, that ranks number 3. The BLS national median for the occupation is $67,880, so Massachusetts averages 11.9% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $78,410.

Cost of living for Healthcare Social Workers in Massachusetts

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $24,847. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $20,851. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 counties.

Healthcare Social Workers in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Healthcare Social Workers are California ($88,885), New Hampshire ($78,395), New Jersey ($75,862) and New York ($74,748).

Frequently asked questions: Healthcare Social Workers in Massachusetts

How much do Healthcare Social Workers earn in Massachusetts?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $75,967.

Which Massachusetts county is best for Healthcare Social Workers?

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($24,847). Essex County, MA follows at $24,127.