State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Healthcare Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $94,100. In North Carolina, $63,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 48.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.7%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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
North Carolina
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $63,280
- p25
- $53,000
- p75
- $77,160
- p10
- $40,650
- p90
- $85,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.