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

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $89,020. The 10th percentile is $48,430 and the 90th percentile is $108,040. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$89,020

10th percentile
$48,430
25th percentile
$66,890
Median
$89,020
75th percentile
$101,860
90th percentile
$108,040
Mean
$82,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,430 and the 90th percentile is $108,040. The difference is $59,610, which is 67.0% 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 $66,890 to the 75th at $101,860, covers $34,970.

The mean annual wage is $82,800, which sits below the median of $89,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA median is 23.8% higher than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,713, which is 23.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.2% lower than the Washington median of $102,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $88,713 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Missoula, MT is 174 miles away, with a median of $47,240 and employment of 110. That median is 46.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,981, against $88,713 here.
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 198 miles away, with a median of $105,570 and employment of 510. That median is 18.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,994, against $88,713 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (90 of 255,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $89,020. The 10th percentile is $48,430 and the 90th percentile is $108,040. Employment is 90.

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

The local median is 23.8% higher than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other pay in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 100.346, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $89,020 is $88,713. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Missoula, MT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 174 miles away, at $47,240. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.