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Average Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Healthcare Social Workers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC earn a median annual salary of $75,830, which is +11.4% compared to the national median. There are 140 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (metro area).

$75,830
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC median annual wage
$36/hour median
+11.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $68,090
140
Local employment
0.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.78
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$42,210
25th
$58,980
Median
$75,830
75th
$86,200
90th
$86,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$80,979
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 88.0%
Rents: 83.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Napa, CA$141,490Compare180
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$132,790Compare180
Vallejo, CA$115,930Compare170
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$114,480Compare190
Chico, CA$110,030Compare90
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,000Compare790

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$192,3900.78
Dentists, General$159,8501.25
Architectural And Engineering Managers$139,8100.17
Pharmacists$131,3501.18
Veterinarians$130,7901.22
Computer And Information Systems Managers$130,2200.21
Human Resources Managers$123,2900.28
Financial Managers$122,7200.55

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has salary data for 316 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Healthcare Social Workers in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Healthcare Social Workers are projected to change by +7.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.