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Average Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Napa, CA

Healthcare Social Workers in Napa, CA earn a median annual salary of $142,940, which is +110.6% compared to the national median. There are 160 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Napa, CA (metro area).

$142,940
Napa, CA median annual wage
$69/hour median
+110.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $67,880
160
Local employment
2.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.68
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$82,670
25th
$126,010
Median
$142,940
75th
$142,950
90th
$142,970

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 Napa, CA, 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
112.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$126,997
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 156.5%
Rents: 197.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $133,340 Compare 170
Vallejo, CA $122,450 Compare 160
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $108,530 Compare 280
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $107,170 Compare 770
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $99,640 Compare 2,740
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $97,070 Compare 1,030

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 Napa, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Family Medicine Physicians $299,710 1.65
Chief Executives $241,590 1.45
Pharmacists $200,580 1.14
Computer And Information Systems Managers $191,490 0.32
Nurse Practitioners $176,270 0.40
Veterinarians $172,600 0.76
Physician Assistants $172,170 0.56
Lawyers $168,720 0.28

Napa, CA has salary data for 268 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Healthcare Social Workers in Napa, CA

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.