SOC 21-1022 · Ogden, UT metro

Healthcare Social Workers Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for healthcare social workers in Ogden, Utah is $72,850 a year ($35.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,700: half of the 260 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($71,790).

$72,850average per year

$35.02 / hourMedian $75,700Take-home ≈ $56,838

  • $41K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $85K75th
  • $100K90th

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

260people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Healthcare Social Workers pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,090 or more. The middle half of healthcare social workers in Ogden earn between $57,290 and $84,560.

  • $41K10th
  • $57K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $85K75th
  • $100K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,850$6,071$35.02
Median$75,700$6,308$36.39
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,290$4,774$27.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,560$7,047$40.65

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

Healthcare Social Workers pay in Ogden vs. Utah and the U.S.

Healthcare social workers in Ogden earn 7% less than the Utah average ($78,270) and about the same as 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
Ogden$72,850$75,700$41,240$100,090260
Utah$78,270$78,150$44,410$109,2701,750
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 Ogden

On the average salary of $72,850, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $56,838 a year, or $4,737 a month and $2,186 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $72,850 buys what about $72,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 7.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Healthcare Social Workers salary in other Utah cities

Ogden ranks 4th of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($82,430).

All Healthcare Social Workers salaries in Utah

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 Ogden: questions

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

$35.02 an hour on average, and $36.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $56,838 a year ($4,737 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,850. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

Do healthcare social workers earn more in Ogden than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as 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 Ogden, UT (36260). 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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