Mid-level Social Worker salary in New York, NY

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Flushing, White Plains, Rego Park, Bronx.

Also listed as: Healthcare Social Worker

Median salary$77,800
Middle 50%$67.1k–$91.5k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $82,818
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,760 and $115,326.
PercentileSalary
10th$59,008
25th$67,101
50th (median)$77,800
75th$91,520
90th$99,690

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,918 (13 filings) FY2021: median $57,641 (22 filings) FY2022: median $59,530 (14 filings) FY2024: median $56,576 (13 filings) FY2025: median $85,280 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$64,918$60,000$66,86613
FY2021$57,641$53,539$62,55122
FY2022$59,530$55,637$60,42714
FY2023–––5
FY2024$56,576$54,600$60,69413
FY2025$85,280$65,000$89,44017
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Social Worker salary of $77,800 is worth about $69,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Healthcare Social Workers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $78,610 in May 2025 (17,250 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,800, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Mount Sinai Hospitaltoo few7
Bilingualstoo few3
Charles B. Wang Community Health Centertoo few3
University Settlement Society of New Yorktoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $77,800 23
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$72,446$77,80023

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.