SOC 21-1022 · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro

Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Pensacola, FL

The average salary for healthcare social workers in Pensacola, Florida is $60,220 a year ($28.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,650: half of the 200 people in this job in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,790).

$60,220average per year

$28.95 / hourMedian $59,650Take-home ≈ $50,567

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

200people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#20 of 20Florida metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Healthcare Social Workers pay range in Pensacola

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,430 or more. The middle half of healthcare social workers in Pensacola earn between $47,740 and $70,800.

  • $44K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,220$5,018$28.95
Median$59,650$4,971$28.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,740$3,978$22.95
Experienced (75th percentile)$70,800$5,900$34.04

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Healthcare Social Workers pay in Pensacola vs. Florida and the U.S.

Healthcare social workers in Pensacola earn 10% less than the Florida average ($66,920) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($71,790). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $67,880.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Pensacola$60,220$59,650$44,240$74,430200
Florida$66,920$64,820$45,760$88,47010,520
United States$71,790$67,880$46,220$100,360187,630

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Healthcare Social Workers salary after taxes in Pensacola

On the average salary of $60,220, a single filer in Pensacola takes home about $50,567 a year, or $4,214 a month and $1,945 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Pensacola a good place for healthcare social workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Pensacola area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.7), so the average $60,220 buys what about $61,627 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Pensacola ($46,240). A typical home costs $310,470, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Healthcare Social Workers salary in other Florida cities

Pensacola ranks 20th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($70,310).

All Healthcare Social Workers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for healthcare social workers

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($129,130).

Healthcare Social Workers salary by city

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Healthcare Social Workers salary in Pensacola: questions

How much do healthcare social workers make an hour in Pensacola?

$28.95 an hour on average, and $28.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level healthcare social workers salary in Pensacola?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,740, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the healthcare social workers take-home pay in Pensacola?

About $50,567 a year ($4,214 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,220. Florida has no state income tax.

Do healthcare social workers earn more in Pensacola than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,790).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-1022; area Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (37860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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