SOC 21-1029 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $105,570. The 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th percentile is $124,610. Employment is 510.

Median annual wage

$105,570

10th percentile
$59,840
25th percentile
$84,120
Median
$105,570
75th percentile
$119,520
90th percentile
$124,610
Mean
$98,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th percentile is $124,610. The difference is $64,770, which is 61.4% 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 $84,120 to the 75th at $119,520, covers $35,400.

The mean annual wage is $98,810, which sits below the median of $105,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 46.8% higher than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,994, which is 32.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Washington median of $102,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $94,994 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $67,820 and employment of 1,810. That median is 35.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,333, against $94,994 here.
  • Salem, OR is 186 miles away, with a median of $70,320 and employment of 380. That median is 33.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,844, against $94,994 here.
  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $89,020 and employment of 90. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,713, against $94,994 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (510 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.60 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Social Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $105,570. The 10th percentile is $59,840 and the 90th percentile is $124,610. Employment is 510.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Workers, All Other?

The local median is 46.8% higher than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other pay in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $105,570 is $94,994. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 134 miles away, at $67,820. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.