State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: California vs Illinois
Healthcare Social Workers in California earn a median of $89,660. In Illinois, $64,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.5%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+26%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $89,660
- p25
- $67,630
- p75
- $118,740
- p10
- $54,220
- p90
- $134,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -76%
Illinois
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $64,270
- p25
- $54,270
- p75
- $78,610
- p10
- $47,290
- p90
- $96,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.