Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Healthcare Social Workers

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Healthcare Social Workers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $55,091 versus $50,113 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +9.9%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 19.2% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$55,0914076.9%
Bachelor's$50,1131019.2%
Associate's$47,89223.8%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Asian Community Care Management, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $56,326
Maimonides Medical Center N/A N/A N/A $65,069
Centers Plan for Healthy Living N/A N/A N/A $61,000
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS N/A N/A N/A $46,010
Hamilton-Madison House Master's 0% 100% $46,842
BJC Behavioral Health N/A N/A N/A $31,000
Well and Fit Adult Day Health Care, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $45,600
NAVA INC N/A N/A N/A $52,000
RN Express Staffing Registry, LLC N/A N/A N/A $61,360
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai N/A N/A N/A $62,505
BILINGUALS INC. N/A N/A N/A $56,250
JOYFUL ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE N/A N/A N/A $56,888
ALTERNATIVE SUPPORT INCORPORATED N/A N/A N/A N/A
YAI/NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEOPLE WITHDISABILITIES N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cobble Hill Health Center Master's 0% 100% $41,330
Better Life Adult Day Health Center Master's 0% 100% $43,326
Comcare Home Health Inc. N/A N/A N/A $66,664
DA ZHEN HEALTH SERVICES INC N/A N/A N/A $56,160
SUNNY CAL ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE N/A N/A N/A $46,800
LOV GETTOGETHER INC. Master's 0% 100% $44,710