How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,330 and the 90th percentile is $97,470. The difference is $59,140, which is 96.6% 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 $38,340 to the 75th at $81,330, covers $42,990.

The mean annual wage is $62,690, which sits above the median of $61,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,447, which is 9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.7% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $74,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $65,447 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 21st of 23 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).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $52,690 and employment of 60. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,707, against $65,447 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 58 miles away, with a median of $91,370 and employment of 40. That median is 49.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,392, against $65,447 here.
• Ithaca, NY is 84 miles away, with a median of $79,940 and employment of 80. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,374, against $65,447 here.