State comparison · 2025
Healthcare Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Healthcare Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $94,100. In Washington, $78,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.6% — not 19.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.8%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+16.6%
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
Washington
Healthcare Social Workers
- Median
- $78,570
- p25
- $59,690
- p75
- $98,990
- p10
- $48,390
- p90
- $124,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
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.