State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Healthcare Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $94,100. In Kansas, $64,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.7% — not 46%.
Nominal pay gap
+46%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+19.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $94,100
- p25
- $75,360
- p75
- $107,500
- p10
- $60,970
- p90
- $124,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Kansas
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $64,440
- p25
- $56,720
- p75
- $75,200
- p10
- $46,300
- p90
- $79,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.