How much do Healthcare Social Workers make in Visalia, CA?

Percentile spread

For Healthcare Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $60,480 and the 90th percentile is $127,550. The difference is $67,070, which is 69.3% 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 $74,240 to the 75th at $126,530, covers $52,290.

The mean annual wage is $95,810, which sits below the median of $96,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 42.6% higher than the national median of $67,880 for Healthcare Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,960, which is 42.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the California median of $89,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Healthcare Social Workers at $96,960 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Healthcare Social Workers. Visalia, CA ranks 3rd of 15 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).).

• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $83,940 and employment of 40. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,608, against $96,960 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $77,450 and employment of 310. That median is 20% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,770, against $96,960 here.
• Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $84,860 and employment of 610. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,067, against $96,960 here.

Employment share

Healthcare Social Workers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (190 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (187,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.