Msw Salary in North Carolina

How much does a Msw make in North Carolina?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Msw in North Carolina is $62,242 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Msw's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,795
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,880 to $68,812
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,178

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Msw Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,812	$5,734	$1,323	$33
Average	$62,242	$5,187	$1,197	$30
25th Percentile	$54,880	$4,573	$1,055	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Msw Salaries

A Msw's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Msw Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Msw's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,526
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,730
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,289
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,168
Expert (over 8 years): $67,373

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Msw	$61,526
Intermediate Level Msw	$61,730
Senior Level Msw	$64,289
Specialist Level Msw	$67,168
Expert Level Msw	$67,373

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How Do Msw Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Msws. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,518.
California: $72,243.
Massachusetts: $71,280.

District of Columbia $72,518 California $72,243 Massachusetts $71,280 Washington $71,018 New Jersey $70,992 Alaska $70,900 Connecticut $69,996 New York $69,630

Hawaii $68,457 Rhode Island $67,907 Maryland $67,534 Minnesota $67,023 Colorado $66,826 Illinois $66,761 Oregon $66,512 Delaware $66,329

New Hampshire $66,213 Virginia $65,955 Pennsylvania $65,202 Nevada $64,822 North Dakota $64,698 Michigan $64,501 Wisconsin $64,429 Vermont $64,285

Texas $63,885 Maine $63,859 Arizona $63,820 Ohio $63,774 Georgia $63,172 Indiana $62,870 Wyoming $62,811 Utah $62,720

Iowa $62,680 Kansas $62,366 Louisiana $62,274 North Carolina $62,242 Missouri $62,228 Florida $61,973 Montana $61,835 Nebraska $61,704

Kentucky $61,632 South Carolina $61,370 Tennessee $61,207 Idaho $61,141 New Mexico $60,663 Oklahoma $60,558 Alabama $60,172 South Dakota $59,523

Arkansas $59,170 West Virginia $58,980 Mississippi $58,410

Top Paying Cities for Msws

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Morven: $59,383
Mount Holly: $62,994
Mount Mourne: $62,101

Morven, NC $59,383 Mount Holly, NC $62,994 Mount Mourne, NC $62,101 Mount Pleasant, NC $61,253 Mount Ulla, NC $61,239 Newell, NC $63,288 New London, NC $60,714 Norwood, NC $60,693

Oakboro, NC $61,422 Paw Creek, NC $63,297 Peachland, NC $60,192 Pineville, NC $63,145 Polkton, NC $61,101 Polkville, NC $60,882 Richfield, NC $60,994 Rockwell, NC $61,260

Rutherfordton, NC $60,338 Salisbury, NC $61,364 Warsaw, NC $59,426 Roaring River, NC $59,639 Ronda, NC $59,808 Rutherford College, NC $60,320 Scottville, NC $58,769 Sherrills Ford, NC $61,606

Sparta, NC $59,121 State Road, NC $59,777 Stony Point, NC $60,339 Sugar Grove, NC $58,771 Taylorsville, NC $59,965 Terrell, NC $61,785 Thurmond, NC $59,567 Todd, NC $58,773

Traphill, NC $59,392 Turnersburg, NC $60,522 Union Grove, NC $59,854 Valdese, NC $60,209 Valle Crucis, NC $58,854 Vilas, NC $58,730 Warrensville, NC $58,827 West Jefferson, NC $58,838

Wilkesboro, NC $59,470 Zionville, NC $58,773 Scotts, NC $60,295 Alexander, NC $60,246 Almond, NC $59,255 Arden, NC $60,245 Bakersville, NC $58,883 Balsam, NC $59,602

Balsam Grove, NC $59,779 Barnardsville, NC $60,021 Bat Cave, NC $60,051 Black Mountain, NC $60,079 Brevard, NC $59,878 Bryson City, NC $59,304 Burnsville, NC $59,635 Candler, NC $60,211

Canton, NC $59,976 Cashiers, NC $59,470 Cedar Mountain, NC $60,054 Cherokee, NC $59,480 Chimney Rock, NC $60,030 Clyde, NC $59,893 Columbus, NC $60,636 Cullowhee, NC $59,602

Dana, NC $60,007 Gaston, NC $59,563 Greenville, NC $58,923 Grimesland, NC $58,688 Halifax, NC $58,867 Hamilton, NC $58,687 Shelby, NC $61,361 Spencer, NC $61,366

Spindale, NC $60,402 Stanfield, NC $61,994 Stanley, NC $62,752 Troutman, NC $61,089 Union Mills, NC $59,802 Vale, NC $61,468 Waco, NC $62,170 Wadesboro, NC $60,011

Waxhaw, NC $62,241 Wingate, NC $61,781 Charlotte, NC $63,303 Dillsboro, NC $59,349 East Flat Rock, NC $59,979 Edneyville, NC $60,041 Enka, NC $60,336 Etowah, NC $60,024

Fairview, NC $60,182 Flat Rock, NC $59,984 Fletcher, NC $60,188 Fontana Dam, NC $59,453 Franklin, NC $59,035 Gerton, NC $60,130 Glenville, NC $59,325 Glenwood, NC $59,818

Hazelwood, NC $59,753 Hendersonville, NC $59,978 Green Mountain, NC $58,789 Highlands, NC $59,288 Horse Shoe, NC $60,091 Hot Springs, NC $59,709 Lake Junaluska, NC $59,819 Lake Lure, NC $60,026

Lake Toxaway, NC $59,738 Leicester, NC $60,159 Little Switzerland, NC $59,433 Lynn, NC $60,144 Maggie Valley, NC $59,571 Marion, NC $59,978 Marshall, NC $59,778 Mars Hill, NC $59,816

Micaville, NC $59,432 Mill Spring, NC $60,007 Montreat, NC $60,105 Mountain Home, NC $60,104 Mills River, NC $60,112 Naples, NC $60,131 Nebo, NC $59,671 Old Fort, NC $59,967

Otto, NC $58,969 Penland, NC $59,254 Penrose, NC $59,923 Pisgah Forest, NC $59,980 Ridgecrest, NC $60,087 Robbinsville, NC $59,251 Rosman, NC $59,854 Saluda, NC $59,981

Sapphire, NC $59,535 Scaly Mountain, NC $59,166 Skyland, NC $60,273 Spruce Pine, NC $59,340 Hassell, NC $58,747 Tryon, NC $60,383 Tuckasegee, NC $59,389 Tuxedo, NC $60,057

Waynesville, NC $59,403 Weaverville, NC $60,199 Webster, NC $59,419 Whittier, NC $59,275 Zirconia, NC $60,075 Asheville, NC $60,375 Andrews, NC $59,135 Brasstown, NC $58,892

Culberson, NC $58,833 Hayesville, NC $58,935 Marble, NC $59,081 Murphy, NC $58,897 Warne, NC $58,893 Whitsett, NC $60,934 Henrico, NC $59,516 Hobgood, NC $58,773

Hollister, NC $60,302 Jackson, NC $58,700 Jamesville, NC $58,592 Kelford, NC $58,827 Lewiston Woodville, NC $58,560 Littleton, NC $59,616 Lucama, NC $61,753 Macclesfield, NC $59,932

Margarettsville, NC $59,354 Milwaukee, NC $59,341 Murfreesboro, NC $59,634 Nashville, NC $61,102 Oak City, NC $58,559 Pantego, NC $58,532 Parmele, NC $58,751 Pendleton, NC $59,516

Pikeville, NC $60,738 Pinetops, NC $60,028 Pinetown, NC $58,538 Pleasant Hill, NC $59,550 Potecasi, NC $59,185 Red Oak, NC $60,907 Rich Square, NC $58,827 Roanoke Rapids, NC $59,233

Robersonville, NC $58,629 Roxobel, NC $58,945 Saratoga, NC $60,571 Scotland Neck, NC $58,705 Scranton, NC $58,501 Seaboard, NC $59,247 Severn, NC $59,535 Sharpsburg, NC $60,926

Simpson, NC $58,861 Sims, NC $62,067 Speed, NC $59,197 Spring Hope, NC $62,071 Stantonsburg, NC $60,363 Stokes, NC $58,607 Swanquarter, NC $58,503 Tarboro, NC $59,445

Tillery, NC $58,712 Walstonburg, NC $60,036 Washington, NC $58,703 Weldon, NC $59,090 Whitakers, NC $59,948 Williamston, NC $58,667 Wilson, NC $61,063 Woodland, NC $59,157

Elizabeth City, NC $60,248 Ahoskie, NC $59,458 Avon, NC $58,728 Aydlett, NC $60,424 Barco, NC $60,529 Belvidere, NC $60,188 Buxton, NC $58,758 Camden, NC $60,361

Cofield, NC $59,619 Coinjock, NC $60,581 Colerain, NC $59,309 Columbia, NC $58,698 Corapeake, NC $60,647 Corolla, NC $60,403 Creswell, NC $58,599 Currituck, NC $60,873

Durants Neck, NC $59,786 Edenton, NC $59,448 Eure, NC $59,914 Frisco, NC $58,775 Gates, NC $60,397 Gatesville, NC $59,979 Grandy, NC $60,045 Harbinger, NC $59,541

Harrellsville, NC $59,698 Hatteras, NC $58,783 Hertford, NC $59,762 Hobbsville, NC $60,277 Jarvisburg, NC $59,729 Kill Devil Hills, NC $59,350 Kitty Hawk, NC $59,603 Knotts Island, NC $61,176

Swannanoa, NC $60,254 Sylva, NC $59,391 Vaughan, NC $59,774 Wake Forest, NC $63,333 Warrenton, NC $60,523 Wendell, NC $63,427 Willow Spring, NC $63,196 Wilsons Mills, NC $62,786

Wise, NC $60,062 Youngsville, NC $63,027 Zebulon, NC $63,022 Raleigh, NC $64,233 Durham, NC $62,640 Rocky Mount, NC $60,349 Aulander, NC $59,121 Aurora, NC $58,553

Bailey, NC $62,095 Bath, NC $58,640 Battleboro, NC $60,164 Belhaven, NC $58,566 Bellarthur, NC $59,293 Bethel, NC $58,876 Black Creek, NC $61,080 Blounts Creek, NC $58,576

Castalia, NC $61,441 Chocowinity, NC $58,657 Como, NC $59,847 Conetoe, NC $59,309 Conway, NC $59,387 Edward, NC $58,615 Elm City, NC $60,770 Enfield, NC $59,603

Engelhard, NC $58,514 Everetts, NC $58,754 Fairfield, NC $58,508 Falkland, NC $59,527 Farmville, NC $59,647 Fountain, NC $59,765 Fremont, NC $60,824 White Oak, NC $58,816

Wilmington, NC $60,002 Ash, NC $59,438 Atkinson, NC $59,600 Bolivia, NC $59,724 Bolton, NC $59,508 Brunswick, NC $59,126 Burgaw, NC $59,618 Carolina Beach, NC $59,859

Castle Hayne, NC $60,002 Cerro Gordo, NC $58,777 Chadbourn, NC $58,891 Clarendon, NC $58,978 Clarkton, NC $58,965 Council, NC $59,174 Currie, NC $59,823 Delco, NC $59,713

Evergreen, NC $58,830 Fair Bluff, NC $58,791 Garland, NC $59,107 Hallsboro, NC $59,061 Hampstead, NC $59,662 Harrells, NC $59,011 Holly Ridge, NC $59,457 Ivanhoe, NC $59,208

Kelly, NC $59,290 Kure Beach, NC $59,760 Lake Waccamaw, NC $59,324 Leland, NC $59,958 Longwood, NC $59,254 Magnolia, NC $59,202 Maple Hill, NC $59,379 Nakina, NC $59,085

Riegelwood, NC $59,631 Rocky Point, NC $59,816 Rose Hill, NC $59,240 Shallotte, NC $59,470 Sneads Ferry, NC $59,333 Southport, NC $59,726 Supply, NC $59,573 Tabor City, NC $58,996

Teachey, NC $59,343 Oak Island, NC $59,626 Wallace, NC $59,249 Calabash, NC $59,301 Sunset Beach, NC $59,307 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $59,335 Whiteville, NC $59,003 Willard, NC $59,410

Winnabow, NC $59,947 Wrightsville Beach, NC $59,982 Kinston, NC $58,854 Albertson, NC $59,014 Alliance, NC $58,840 Arapahoe, NC $58,689 Atlantic, NC $58,694 Atlantic Beach, NC $58,846

Ayden, NC $58,745 Bayboro, NC $58,629 Beaufort, NC $58,713 Beulaville, NC $59,311 Bridgeton, NC $58,790 Cedar Island, NC $58,446 Chinquapin, NC $59,252 Comfort, NC $58,841

Cove City, NC $58,636 Davis, NC $58,713 Deep Run, NC $58,916 Dover, NC $58,604 Ernul, NC $58,576 Gloucester, NC $58,781 Grantsboro, NC $58,636 Grifton, NC $58,715

Harkers Island, NC $58,847 Havelock, NC $58,735 Cherry Point, NC $58,963 Hobucken, NC $58,525 Hookerton, NC $59,294 Hubert, NC $59,163 Jacksonville, NC $59,356 Camp Lejeune, NC $59,463

Garysburg, NC $59,245 Manns Harbor, NC $58,469 Townsville, NC $60,212 Manteo, NC $58,973 Maple, NC $60,706 Merry Hill, NC $59,132 Moyock, NC $60,997 Nags Head, NC $58,783

Ocracoke, NC $58,716 Plymouth, NC $58,673 Point Harbor, NC $59,646 Poplar Branch, NC $60,283 Powells Point, NC $59,595 Powellsville, NC $59,420 Rodanthe, NC $58,631 Roduco, NC $60,237

Yanceyville, NC $60,408 Greensboro, NC $60,964 Angier, NC $62,489 Apex, NC $63,154 Bahama, NC $61,884 Benson, NC $61,524 Broadway, NC $60,601 Buies Creek, NC $61,316

Bullock, NC $60,146 Bunn, NC $62,564 Butner, NC $62,320 Carrboro, NC $61,828 Cary, NC $63,842 Chapel Hill, NC $61,832 Clayton, NC $63,339 Coats, NC $61,566

Creedmoor, NC $62,619 Four Oaks, NC $61,327 Franklinton, NC $62,384 Fuquay Varina, NC $62,639 Garner, NC $63,751 Goldsboro, NC $60,605 Henderson, NC $61,258 Holly Springs, NC $63,013

Hurdle Mills, NC $60,415 Kenly, NC $61,906 Kipling, NC $62,059 Kittrell, NC $62,099 Knightdale, NC $63,873 Lillington, NC $60,784 Louisburg, NC $62,077 Macon, NC $59,939

Mamers, NC $60,776 Manson, NC $60,189 Micro, NC $61,997 Middleburg, NC $60,618 Middlesex, NC $62,609 Moncure, NC $61,594 Morrisville, NC $63,519 New Hill, NC $62,474

Norlina, NC $60,408 Oxford, NC $60,902 Pine Level, NC $61,894 Princeton, NC $61,148 Ridgeway, NC $60,474 Rolesville, NC $63,424 Rougemont, NC $61,308 Roxboro, NC $60,294

Selma, NC $62,318 Smithfield, NC $62,130 Stem, NC $61,942 Stovall, NC $60,664 Alamance, NC $60,787 Altamahaw, NC $60,742 Asheboro, NC $60,645 Bear Creek, NC $60,047

Bennett, NC $60,098 Biscoe, NC $59,443 Blanch, NC $59,957 Bonlee, NC $60,324 Browns Summit, NC $60,892 Burlington, NC $60,816 Bynum, NC $61,427 Candor, NC $59,214

Cedar Falls, NC $60,782 Cedar Grove, NC $60,581 Climax, NC $60,914 Colfax, NC $61,080 Cumnock, NC $60,507 Denton, NC $60,526 Eagle Springs, NC $59,294 Efland, NC $60,780

Elon, NC $60,691 Ether, NC $59,800 Franklinville, NC $60,748 Gibsonville, NC $60,854 Goldston, NC $59,833 Graham, NC $60,749 Gulf, NC $60,375 Haw River, NC $60,704

Highfalls, NC $59,789 High Point, NC $61,554 Roper, NC $58,845 Salvo, NC $58,821 Shawboro, NC $60,572 Shiloh, NC $59,876 South Mills, NC $60,864 Stumpy Point, NC $58,524

Sunbury, NC $60,515 Tyner, NC $59,752 Wanchese, NC $58,764 Waves, NC $58,779 Windsor, NC $58,738 Winfall, NC $60,007 Winton, NC $59,846 Albemarle, NC $60,675

Alexis, NC $62,590 Ansonville, NC $60,640 Badin, NC $60,484 Barium Springs, NC $60,923 Belmont, NC $63,096 Bessemer City, NC $62,927 Boiling Springs, NC $60,961 Bostic, NC $59,976

Caroleen, NC $60,759 Casar, NC $60,644 Cherryville, NC $62,145 China Grove, NC $61,327 Cliffside, NC $60,865 Concord, NC $61,867 Cornelius, NC $62,519 Cramerton, NC $63,112

Crouse, NC $62,359 Dallas, NC $62,980 Davidson, NC $62,283 Denver, NC $62,315 Earl, NC $61,614 East Spencer, NC $61,365 Ellenboro, NC $60,491 Faith, NC $61,384

Fallston, NC $61,581 Forest City, NC $60,603 Gastonia, NC $63,231 Huntersville, NC $62,934 Gold Hill, NC $61,112 Granite Quarry, NC $61,371 Grover, NC $61,926 Harris, NC $60,762

Harrisburg, NC $62,920 Henrietta, NC $60,831 High Shoals, NC $62,684 Indian Trail, NC $62,745 Iron Station, NC $62,348 Kannapolis, NC $61,622 Kings Mountain, NC $62,574 Landis, NC $61,374

Lattimore, NC $60,867 Lawndale, NC $61,232 Lilesville, NC $59,362 Lincolnton, NC $62,192 Locust, NC $61,595 Lowell, NC $63,202 Mc Adenville, NC $63,108 Mc Farlan, NC $59,317

Marshville, NC $61,549 Matthews, NC $62,858 Midland, NC $62,405 Mineral Springs, NC $62,236 Misenheimer, NC $61,023 Monroe, NC $62,281 Mooresboro, NC $60,912 Mooresville, NC $61,485

Hillsborough, NC $61,054 Jackson Springs, NC $59,276 Jamestown, NC $61,508 Julian, NC $60,917 Kernersville, NC $60,863 Eden, NC $60,218 Leasburg, NC $59,928 Lexington, NC $60,793

Liberty, NC $60,783 Linwood, NC $61,213 Mc Leansville, NC $60,983 Mebane, NC $60,666 Milton, NC $59,836 Mount Gilead, NC $59,760 Oak Ridge, NC $60,833 Pelham, NC $60,262

Pittsboro, NC $60,996 Pleasant Garden, NC $61,013 Prospect Hill, NC $60,377 Providence, NC $60,183 Ramseur, NC $60,516 Randleman, NC $60,918 Reidsville, NC $60,620 Robbins, NC $59,731

Ruffin, NC $60,315 Sanford, NC $60,661 Saxapahaw, NC $60,777 Seagrove, NC $60,084 Sedalia, NC $60,968 Semora, NC $59,657 Siler City, NC $60,485 Snow Camp, NC $60,723

Sophia, NC $60,930 Southmont, NC $61,070 Staley, NC $60,659 Star, NC $59,731 Stokesdale, NC $60,663 Summerfield, NC $60,860 Swepsonville, NC $60,733 Thomasville, NC $61,116

Trinity, NC $61,028 Troy, NC $59,826 Wallburg, NC $60,971 Welcome, NC $60,763 Wentworth, NC $60,456 West End, NC $59,481 Topton, NC $59,025 Advance, NC $60,625

Ararat, NC $60,129 Belews Creek, NC $60,688 Bethania, NC $60,791 Boonville, NC $60,237 Clemmons, NC $60,687 Cleveland, NC $61,091 Cooleemee, NC $61,082 Danbury, NC $60,281

Dobson, NC $59,904 East Bend, NC $60,482 Germanton, NC $60,602 Hamptonville, NC $60,129 King, NC $60,486 Lawsonville, NC $60,152 Lewisville, NC $60,616 Lowgap, NC $59,538

Madison, NC $60,402 Mayodan, NC $60,233 Mocksville, NC $60,586 Mount Airy, NC $59,956 White Plains, NC $60,036 Pfafftown, NC $60,651 Pilot Mountain, NC $60,215 Pine Hall, NC $60,445

Pinnacle, NC $60,362 Rural Hall, NC $60,664 Sandy Ridge, NC $60,167 Siloam, NC $60,252 Stoneville, NC $60,231 Toast, NC $59,955 Tobaccoville, NC $60,579 Walkertown, NC $60,756

Walnut Cove, NC $60,547 Westfield, NC $60,165 Woodleaf, NC $61,097 Yadkinville, NC $60,391 Winston Salem, NC $60,821 Tarawa Terrace, NC $59,350 Midway Park, NC $59,244 Mccutcheon Field, NC $59,411

La Grange, NC $59,711 Lowland, NC $58,496 Marshallberg, NC $58,819 Maury, NC $59,614 Maysville, NC $58,874 Merritt, NC $58,576 Morehead City, NC $58,902 New Bern, NC $58,771

Newport, NC $58,753 Oriental, NC $58,660 Pink Hill, NC $59,104 Pollocksville, NC $58,597 Richlands, NC $59,305 Salter Path, NC $58,872 Sealevel, NC $58,591 Seven Springs, NC $59,411

Smyrna, NC $58,648 Snow Hill, NC $59,788 Stacy, NC $58,604 Stella, NC $59,002 Stonewall, NC $58,841 Swansboro, NC $59,043 Trenton, NC $58,677 Vanceboro, NC $58,662

Vandemere, NC $58,730 Williston, NC $58,657 Winterville, NC $59,089 Emerald Isle, NC $58,925 Hickory, NC $60,527 Banner Elk, NC $58,871 Blowing Rock, NC $58,889 Boomer, NC $59,274

Boone, NC $58,951 Catawba, NC $61,246 Claremont, NC $60,952 Collettsville, NC $58,840 Connellys Springs, NC $60,518 Conover, NC $60,843 Creston, NC $58,694 Crossnore, NC $59,089

Crumpler, NC $58,836 Deep Gap, NC $58,797 Drexel, NC $60,089 Elkin, NC $60,050 Elk Park, NC $58,794 Ennice, NC $59,353 Ferguson, NC $58,912 Statesville, NC $60,486

Fleetwood, NC $58,817 Glade Valley, NC $59,347 Glen Alpine, NC $59,709 Glendale Springs, NC $58,774 Granite Falls, NC $60,085 Grassy Creek, NC $58,808 Lenoir, NC $59,584 Harmony, NC $60,305

Hays, NC $59,309 Hiddenite, NC $59,895 Hildebran, NC $60,598 Hudson, NC $59,970 Jefferson, NC $58,844 Jonas Ridge, NC $59,281 Jonesville, NC $60,050 Lansing, NC $58,844

Laurel Springs, NC $58,865 Linville, NC $58,821 Linville Falls, NC $59,340 Mc Grady, NC $59,039 Maiden, NC $61,712 Millers Creek, NC $58,964 Minneapolis, NC $58,853 Montezuma, NC $59,091

Moravian Falls, NC $59,448 Morganton, NC $59,549 North Wilkesboro, NC $59,504 Newland, NC $58,950 Newton, NC $61,313 Olin, NC $60,205 Patterson, NC $59,037 Pineola, NC $59,020

Piney Creek, NC $58,855 Plumtree, NC $58,946 Purlear, NC $58,855 Icard, NC $60,601 Rhodhiss, NC $60,388 Roaring Gap, NC $59,384 Fayetteville, NC $58,659 Fort Bragg, NC $58,840

Pope Army Airfield, NC $58,966 Aberdeen, NC $59,384 Autryville, NC $58,768 Timberlake, NC $60,625 Barnesville, NC $58,785 Bladenboro, NC $58,828 Bunnlevel, NC $60,031 Calypso, NC $59,825

Cameron, NC $59,650 Carthage, NC $59,630 Clinton, NC $59,347 Cordova, NC $59,284 Cumberland, NC $59,227 Dublin, NC $58,780 Dudley, NC $60,087 Dunn, NC $60,133

Elizabethtown, NC $58,855 Ellerbe, NC $59,061 Erwin, NC $60,174 Fairmont, NC $58,817 Faison, NC $59,656 Falcon, NC $59,149 Gibson, NC $58,973 Godwin, NC $59,125

Hamlet, NC $59,103 Hoffman, NC $59,259 Hope Mills, NC $58,680 Kenansville, NC $59,240 Lakeview, NC $59,624 Laurel Hill, NC $59,081 Laurinburg, NC $59,030 Lemon Springs, NC $60,144

Linden, NC $59,255 Lumber Bridge, NC $58,780 Lumberton, NC $58,759 Marietta, NC $58,855 Marston, NC $59,087 Maxton, NC $58,697 Mount Olive, NC $59,595 Newton Grove, NC $60,119

Norman, NC $59,195 Olivia, NC $60,195 Orrum, NC $58,787 Pinehurst, NC $59,677 Parkton, NC $58,702 Pembroke, NC $58,686 Pinebluff, NC $59,432 Proctorville, NC $58,890

Raeford, NC $59,037 Red Springs, NC $58,909 Rex, NC $58,770 Rockingham, NC $59,094 Roseboro, NC $58,856 Rowland, NC $58,799 Saint Pauls, NC $58,757 Salemburg, NC $59,066

Shannon, NC $58,832 Southern Pines, NC $59,481 Spring Lake, NC $59,128 Stedman, NC $58,692 Tar Heel, NC $58,828 Turkey, NC $59,403 Vass, NC $59,502 Wade, NC $58,783

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Msw Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Msw roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Msw positions in Healthcare typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Msw as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Msw

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$74,690	$36.0	20%

Msw Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Msw's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$54,880

Average $62,242/year

$68,812

$4,573

Average $5,187/month

$5,734

$1,055

Average $1,197/week

$1,323

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,812	$5,734	$1,323	$33
Average	$62,242	$5,187	$1,197	$30
25th Percentile	$54,880	$4,573	$1,055	$26

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