U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released earlier this summer indicated that, as of May 2024, there were over 185,000 healthcare social workers (HSWs) employed in the United States. The five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for about 7,610 of those health care social worker jobs. BLS data reveals the Rocky Mountain region to be a generally below average one for healthcare social worker pay. Although Utah ranks among the fifteen best states nationally for health care social worker annual mean wages, over 75% of the region's health care social workers live in states where the HSW annual mean wage runs below the national average of $69,280. BLS data from May 2024 shows the following about healthcare social worker pay in the Rocky Mountain region.:
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| Healthcare Social Worker Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| CO | 4,050 | $66,660 | 30th |
| ID | 840 | $68,230 | 22nd |
| MT | 650 | $60,720 | 46th |
| UT | 1,930 | $74,820 | 13th |
| WY | 150 | $67,550 | 24th |
| U.S. | 185,940 | $69,904 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on October 13, 2025
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