How much do Healthcare Social Workers make in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA?

Percentile spread

For Healthcare Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $47,800 and the 90th percentile is $82,960. The difference is $35,160, which is 56.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,620 to the 75th at $76,130, covers $18,510.

The mean annual wage is $66,430, which sits above the median of $62,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $67,880 for Healthcare Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,700, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $61,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 98.650, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Healthcare Social Workers at $63,700 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Healthcare Social Workers. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA ranks 19th of 35 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lebanon, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $58,260 and employment of 50. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,501, against $63,700 here.
• York-Hanover, PA is 33 miles away, with a median of $62,690 and employment of 180. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,302, against $63,700 here.
• Chambersburg, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $58,580 and employment of 60. That median is 6.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,896, against $63,700 here.