What are the main factors that influence a Palliative Care Social Worker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Palliative Care Social Worker's salary?

A Palliative Care Social Worker's salary grows with experience: a Dispatcher I (0-1 years)earns $41,632, a Dispatcher II (1-3 years)earns $48,673, a Palliative Care Social Worker (3-5 years)earns $56,873,

What are the highest paying states for a Palliative Care Social Worker?

Palliative Care Social Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Palliative Care Social Worker roles are District of Columbia $62,502, California $62,265, Massachusetts $61,436. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Palliative Care Social Worker roles make?

Salaries for Palliative Care Social Worker level roles vary by specialization: Palliative Care Physician: $240,000; Palliative Care Specialist: $123,977; Palliative Care Rn: $118,915; Palliative Care Nurse: $116,295; Social Care Worker: $81,708.

How do different companies affect a Palliative Care Social Worker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Palliative Care Social Worker roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Palliative Care Social Worker Salary in the United States

How much does a Palliative Care Social Worker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Palliative Care Social Worker in the United States is $56,451 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Palliative Care Social Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,218
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,367 to $65,227
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,828

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Palliative Care Social Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,227	$5,436	$1,254	$31
Average	$56,451	$4,704	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$50,367	$4,197	$969	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Palliative Care Social Worker Salaries

A Palliative Care Social Worker'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Palliative Care Social Worker 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 Palliative Care Social Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,502.
California: $62,265.
Massachusetts: $61,436.

District of Columbia $62,502 California $62,265 Massachusetts $61,436 Washington $61,210 New Jersey $61,187 Alaska $61,108 Connecticut $60,329 New York $60,013

Hawaii $59,002 Rhode Island $58,528 Maryland $58,207 Minnesota $57,766 Colorado $57,597 Illinois $57,540 Oregon $57,326 Delaware $57,168

New Hampshire $57,068 Virginia $56,846 Pennsylvania $56,197 Nevada $55,869 North Dakota $55,762 Michigan $55,593 Wisconsin $55,531 Vermont $55,407

Texas $55,062 Maine $55,040 Arizona $55,006 Ohio $54,966 Georgia $54,447 Indiana $54,187 Wyoming $54,136 Utah $54,057

Iowa $54,024 Kansas $53,753 Louisiana $53,674 North Carolina $53,645 Missouri $53,634 Florida $53,414 Montana $53,295 Nebraska $53,182

Kentucky $53,120 South Carolina $52,894 Tennessee $52,753 Idaho $52,697 New Mexico $52,285 Oklahoma $52,195 Alabama $51,861 South Dakota $51,303

Arkansas $50,998 West Virginia $50,834 Mississippi $50,343

Top Paying Cities for Palliative Care Social Workers

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:

San Jose: $71,202
San Francisco: $70,422
Oakland: $68,938

San Jose, CA $71,202

San Francisco, CA $70,422

Oakland, CA $68,938

New York, NY $64,997

Paramus, NJ $64,207

Queens Village, NY $64,204

Passaic, NJ $64,150

Bergenfield, NJ $64,145

Stamford, CT $64,021

Huntington, NY $63,998

Newark, NJ $63,581

Bridgeport, CT $63,462

Vallejo, CA $63,349

New Brunswick, NJ $63,327

Petaluma, CA $63,293

Middlesex, NJ $63,185

Somerset, NJ $63,146

Santa Cruz, CA $63,073

Boston, MA $62,728

Monterey, CA $62,530

Seattle, WA $62,401

Santa Rosa, CA $62,390

Los Angeles, CA $62,373

Juneau, AK $62,226

Washington, DC $62,164

Orange, CA $61,963

Santa Ana, CA $61,814

Long Beach, CA $61,757

Anaheim, CA $61,746

Anchorage, AK $61,718

Santa Maria, CA $61,548

Everett, WA $61,537

Danbury, CT $61,338

Bremerton, WA $61,261

Tacoma, WA $61,057

New Suffolk, NY $61,056

Sacramento, CA $61,040

Santa Barbara, CA $60,978

Trenton, NJ $60,916

San Diego, CA $60,916

Brockton, MA $60,854

Fairbanks, AK $60,716

Lompoc, CA $60,572

Lowell, MA $60,526

Ventura, CA $60,515

Nashua, NH $60,504

Stockton, CA $60,498

Modesto, CA $60,086

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,962

Olympia, WA $59,855

Kennewick, WA $59,855

New Haven, CT $59,832

Lawrence, MA $59,629

Hartford, CT $59,573

Riverside, CA $59,561

New Bedford, MA $59,505

Richland, WA $59,505

Bakersfield, CA $59,426

San Bernardino, CA $59,403

New Britain, CT $59,398

Atlantic City, NJ $59,398

New London, CT $59,375

Norwich, CT $59,358

Portsmouth, NH $59,347

Boulder, CO $59,227

Portland, OR $59,149

Worcester, MA $59,144

Minneapolis, MN $58,969

Philadelphia, PA $58,890

Honolulu, HI $58,703

Saint Paul, MN $58,676

Vineland, NJ $58,664

Providence, RI $58,500

Chicago, IL $58,336

Bellingham, WA $58,269

Springfield, MA $58,223

Baltimore, MD $58,207

Chico, CA $58,065

Pittsfield, MA $57,913

Manchester, NH $57,806

Spokane, WA $57,557

Denver, CO $57,552

Albany, NY $57,286

Troy, NY $57,264

Nassau, NY $57,203

Schenectady, NY $57,145

Wilmington, DE $57,100

Burlington, VT $57,021

Salem, OR $56,998

Portland, ME $56,823

Yakima, WA $56,767

Rochester, MN $56,592

Reno, NV $56,564

Fresno, CA $56,564

Milwaukee, WI $56,513

Detroit, MI $56,457

Ann Arbor, MI $56,447

Allentown, PA $56,440

Colorado Springs, CO $56,344

Syracuse, NY $56,315

Carson City, NV $56,315

Houston, TX $56,236

Eugene, OR $56,208

Gary, IN $56,140

Springfield, OR $56,095

Bismarck, ND $56,084

Galveston, TX $56,044

Medford, OR $55,960

Fort Collins, CO $55,937

Concord, NH $55,909

Austin, TX $55,892

Mesa, AZ $55,773

Reading, PA $55,768

Phoenix, AZ $55,762

Dallas, TX $55,745

Saint Cloud, MN $55,691

Madison, WI $55,615

Utica, NY $55,463

Rochester, NY $55,373

Des Moines, IA $55,367

Raleigh, NC $55,361

Atlanta, GA $55,277

Battle Creek, MI $55,260

Salt Lake City, UT $55,243

Lancaster, PA $55,158

Harrisburg, PA $55,079

Kansas City, MO $55,023

Champaign, IL $55,011

Kansas City, KS $55,011

Fort Worth, TX $55,006

Columbus, OH $54,996

Boca Raton, FL $54,983

Pittsburgh, PA $54,961

Richmond, VA $54,938

Indianapolis, IN $54,927

Cleveland, OH $54,921

Las Vegas, NV $54,853

Cincinnati, OH $54,853

Petersburg, VA $54,769

Huntsville, AL $54,684

Lansing, MI $54,646

Lebanon, PA $54,639

Pueblo, CO $54,633

Appleton, WI $54,616

Buffalo, NY $54,594

Dayton, OH $54,577

Racine, WI $54,565

Charlotte, NC $54,560

Saint Louis, MO $54,543

York, PA $54,509

Elkhart, IN $54,509

Gastonia, NC $54,498

Billings, MT $54,485

Beaumont, TX $54,469

Lorain, OH $54,458

Benton Harbor, MI $54,447

Toledo, OH $54,436

Binghamton, NY $54,407

Rock Hill, SC $54,402

Rockford, IL $54,374

Springfield, IL $54,351

Elyria, OH $54,345

Fargo, ND $54,345

Flagstaff, AZ $54,306

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,272

Duluth, MN $54,238

Miami, FL $54,238

Cheyenne, WY $54,199

Grand Forks, ND $54,199

Bangor, ME $54,074

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,012

Durham, NC $53,989

Louisville, KY $53,984

Grand Rapids, MI $53,973

Hialeah, FL $53,967

Casper, WY $53,888

Scranton, PA $53,820

New Orleans, LA $53,803

Virginia Beach, VA $53,798

Akron, OH $53,769

Peoria, IL $53,696

Sarasota, FL $53,685

Nashville, TN $53,645

Omaha, NE $53,645

Green Bay, WI $53,645

Baton Rouge, LA $53,617

Charleston, SC $53,606

Jamestown, NY $53,578

Davenport, IA $53,578

Tucson, AZ $53,549

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,515

Tampa, FL $53,504

Evansville, IN $53,470

Port Arthur, TX $53,470

Bradenton, FL $53,448

Santa Fe, NM $53,346

Orlando, FL $53,244

Clearwater, FL $53,228

Canton, OH $53,109

La Crosse, WI $53,109

Albuquerque, NM $53,075

Newport News, VA $53,069

High Point, NC $53,053

Ogden, UT $53,030

Corpus Christi, TX $52,985

Norfolk, VA $52,951

Laramie, WY $52,951

Rock Island, IL $52,917

Saginaw, MI $52,906

Jacksonville, FL $52,900

Salisbury, NC $52,889

Boise, ID $52,878

Moline, IL $52,849

Fort Myers, FL $52,832

Memphis, TN $52,821

Tulsa, OK $52,793

Waterloo, IA $52,759

Spartanburg, SC $52,703

Lincoln, NE $52,674

Fort Wayne, IN $52,663

Provo, UT $52,657

Cedar Falls, IA $52,590

San Antonio, TX $52,567

Greensboro, NC $52,544

South Bend, IN $52,539

Savannah, GA $52,477

Muskegon, MI $52,454

Birmingham, AL $52,449

Winston Salem, NC $52,421

Lake Charles, LA $52,285

Anderson, IN $52,274

Lexington, KY $52,257

Augusta, GA $52,240

Greenville, SC $52,240

Lima, OH $52,195

Wichita, KS $52,189

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,189

Columbia, SC $52,138

Springfield, OH $52,127

Asheville, NC $52,036

Bloomington, IN $51,997

Knoxville, TN $51,794

Shreveport, LA $51,788

Wilmington, NC $51,715

Roanoke, VA $51,715

Topeka, KS $51,613

Frankfort, KY $51,607

Oklahoma City, OK $51,568

Chillicothe, OH $51,545

Longview, TX $51,540

Melbourne, FL $51,534

Sioux Falls, SD $51,444

Mobile, AL $51,438

Terre Haute, IN $51,415

Altoona, PA $51,382

Amarillo, TX $51,342

Killeen, TX $51,325

Fayetteville, AR $51,280

Chattanooga, TN $51,263

Sioux City, IA $51,212

Idaho Falls, ID $51,201

Lynchburg, VA $51,156

Gainesville, FL $51,082

Portsmouth, OH $51,054

Little Rock, AR $51,043

Lafayette, LA $51,020

Youngstown, OH $51,020

Daytona Beach, FL $50,986

Clarksville, TN $50,981

Pensacola, FL $50,975

Temple, TX $50,971

Hopkinsville, KY $50,806

Erie, PA $50,795

Florence, SC $50,772

Charleston, WV $50,682

Great Falls, MT $50,653

Macon, GA $50,574

Tallahassee, FL $50,569

Fayetteville, NC $50,557

Waco, TX $50,546

Helena, MT $50,507

Pine Bluff, AR $50,485

Vincennes, IN $50,416

Lubbock, TX $50,394

Alamogordo, NM $50,360

Twin Falls, ID $50,309

Rapid City, SD $50,292

Jackson, MS $50,190

Huntington, WV $50,187

Greenville, MS $50,185

Parkersburg, WV $50,127

Montgomery, AL $50,117

Wichita Falls, TX $50,061

Springfield, MO $50,061

Biloxi, MS $50,032

Monroe, LA $49,976

Johnstown, PA $49,936

Sumter, SC $49,914

Columbus, GA $49,908

Pascagoula, MS $49,801

Abilene, TX $49,801

Kingsport, TN $49,654

Albany, GA $49,654

Gulfport, MS $49,637

Alexandria, LA $49,451

Fort Smith, AR $49,310

El Paso, TX $49,157

Las Cruces, NM $48,903

Harlingen, TX $48,760

Pocatello, ID $48,751

Florence, AL $48,678

Brownsville, TX $48,666

Mcallen, TX $48,548

Dothan, AL $48,469

Columbus, MS $48,133

Altus, OK $47,870

Lawton, OK $47,763

Pierre, SD $47,560

What Skills Can Increase a Palliative Care Social Worker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 19.32% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Container (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Medical Emergency (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health, sometimes referred to as a situation risking "life or limb".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	19.32%
Container	1.61%
Medical Emergency	1.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Palliative Care Social Worker's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$60,402	7%
Commitment	$60,402	7%
Time Management	$59,838	6%
Leadership	$59,838	6%
Verbal Communication	$59,838	6%
Customer Satisfaction	$59,273	5%

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How Education impacts a Palliative Care Social Worker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Palliative Care Social Workers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Palliative Care Social Worker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $52,332 and $56,940).

Palliative Care Social Worker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Palliative Care Social Worker

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 52.2%

Associates 20.9%

Bachelors 21.3%

Masters 2.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	52.2%
Associates	20.9%
Bachelors	21.3%
Masters	2.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Palliative Care Social Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Palliative Care Social Worker'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 May 01, 2026

$50,367

Average $56,451/year

$65,227

$4,197

Average $4,704/month

$5,436

$969

Average $1,086/week

$1,254

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,227	$5,436	$1,254	$31
Average	$56,451	$4,704	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$50,367	$4,197	$969	$24

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Salary Trends for Palliative Care Social Worker

Salaries for a Palliative Care Social Worker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,238 in 2023 to around $54,933 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Palliative Care Social Worker salary trends, .

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$55,238

2024

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2024	$55,609
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