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Social Worker in New York City, NY

Job title · New York City, New York

Job title as filed
Social Worker
City
New York City, New York
Applications FY2022–FY2026
54
Median offered wage
$68,989
Most common occupation
Healthcare Social Workers
Median wage$68,989certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Social Worker" and a worksite in New York City.

Applications by fiscal year

815FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
815FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202215
FY202312
FY202410
FY202513
FY2026*4
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Mount Sinai Hospital18
  2. Community Assistance Resources & Extended Services9
  3. University Settlement Society of New York5
  4. Association To Benefit Children4
  5. ST. Luke's-roosevelt Hospital Center3
  6. New Alternatives for Children, Inc.2
  7. East River Child Development Center2
  8. Hamilton-Madison House2
  9. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai2
  10. Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.2
  11. Charles B. Wang Community Health Center1
  12. Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $68,989; middle half $60,000 to $81,795 · median prevailing wage $59,727 (marker) · 50 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I19
  2. Level II24
  3. Level III4
  4. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Social Worker" appears on 274 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 111 employers for worksites in 74 cities; the median offered wage is $62,400, so the median in New York City is 10.6% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
274
Employers nationwide
111
Cities with filings
74
National median offered wage
$62,400
Share of national filings in New York City
19.7%
Cities with the most applications for Social Worker
  1. New York City, NY54
  2. Brooklyn, NY35
  3. San Gabriel, CA13
  4. Los Angeles, CA12
  5. Flushing, NY11
  6. El Monte, CA7
  7. Diamond Bar, CA7
  8. Anaheim, CA7
  9. La Puente, CA6
  10. Forest Hills, NY6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The New York City job market

New York City has 163,518 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 40,783 job titles and 16,582 employers; "Social Worker" ranks #269 by applications, with 0.0% of them.

Applications in New York City, all job titles
163,518
Job titles filed
40,783
Rank of Social Worker in New York City
269
Median offered wage in New York City, all job titles
$141,523
National median wage, Healthcare Social Workers (all job titles)
$65,000
Other job titles in New York City
  1. Software Engineer7,682
  2. Associate7,483
  3. Vice President3,993
  4. Analyst3,261
  5. Senior Software Engineer1,919
  6. Software Developer1,600
  7. Data Scientist1,392
  8. Senior Associate1,297
  9. Manager1,055
  10. Software Development Engineer II967
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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