Healthcare Social Worker Pay in the Great Lakes Region

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) most current occupational employment data shows that, as of May 2020, there were more than 176,000 healthcare social workers (HSWs) employed in the U.S.  More than 25,100 of those HSW jobs were in the five-state Great Lakes region of the country.  BLS data reveals the Great Lakes regions to be a below average one for healthcare social worker pay, as no state in the region featured a HSW annual mean wage level that was above the national average.  Further examination of BLS data from May 2020 reveals the following details about healthcare social worker pay in the Great Lakes region:

Healthcare Social Worker Pay in the Great Lakes Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
IL	4,770	$56,640	31st
IN	4,090	$55,810	35th
MI	5,500	$57,950	22nd
OH	6,960	$57,020	28th
WI	3,840	$56,120	33rd
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