State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs Maine
Healthcare Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $94,100. In Maine, $71,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 31.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.4%
District of Columbia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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
Maine
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $71,610
- p25
- $61,000
- p75
- $78,810
- p10
- $55,770
- p90
- $85,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.