Healthcare Social Worker Pay in New England

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently published May 2020 statistics that reported that over 176,000 healthcare social workers (HSWs) were employed in the United States.  Nearly 8.5% of those HSW jobs were in the six-state New England region.  BLS data further revealed New England to be a relatively good one for healthcare social worker pay.  Although the annual mean wage for healthcare social workers in Maine and Vermont were below the national average, more than 90% of HSWs in the region lived in a state where the HSW annual mean wage level topped that average.  Moreover, three New England states ranked among the ten best states in the nation for healthcare social worker annual mean wages. May 2020 BLS data tells us the following about healthcare social worker pay in New England:

Healthcare Social Worker Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CT	2,080	$71,850	5th
MA	10,540	$62,640	13th
ME	620	$56,790	29th
NH	600	$66,010	9th
RI	690	$69,600	6th
VT	490	$56,750	30th
U.S.	176,110	$60,470	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 17, 2021