Compared with the local labor market
Social Worker I pay vs. Massachusetts
Across all employers in Massachusetts, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 540 people — is $101,280. Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly) pays a median base salary of $90,454 for this role, 11% below that figure — about the 29th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly) sits in the local pay range
$71,980
$88,650
$101,280
$116,190
$125,010
Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly) median · $90,454
The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Workers, All Other across every employer in Massachusetts, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 62,930 people — is $71,900. Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly)’s median base salary is 26% above that national figure, about the 68th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$43,620
$51,900
$71,900
$97,040
$115,610
Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly) median · $90,454
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Massachusetts range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly) is $92,088, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Massachusetts
Social Worker I is held in 2 Massachusetts departments. In Veterans' Home in Holyoke (Hly), the median of $92,088 ranks #1 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Social Worker I role in other Massachusettsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Social Worker beyond Massachusetts
This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In Massachusetts, the median of $7,644 ranks #23 of 23. See Social Worker across all of Massachusetts →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Social Workerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.