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Social worker pay at UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group posts $27.15–$55.05 an hour for social workers, a median of $38 across 16 open jobs that state their pay, $3.75 below the $41.75 other employers post. Read from UnitedHealth Group's own job board.

$38
Median posted /hr
$27–$55
Lowest to highest /hr
$79,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$41.75
Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UnitedHealth Group jobs · Social worker pay nationwide · About UnitedHealth Group

What social workers are paid at UnitedHealth Group

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 16 open jobs at UnitedHealth Group. Lowest posted $27.15, highest $55.05.

Posted on open jobs at UnitedHealth Group

$36–$40/hr

Middle half of the employer's 16 jobs stating pay, median $38. 36% of the 45 open social worker jobs at UnitedHealth Group state an hourly rate.

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Every range UnitedHealth Group posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

UnitedHealth Group social worker pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kentucky$36$28.75–$50.303
Texas$39$30.35–$47.902
Arkansas$34$27.15–$40.701
Colorado$44$35.10–$52.651
Connecticut$39.50$28.75–$50.301
Florida$38$30.35–$45.501
Hawaii$40.50$29–$521
Indiana$39.50$28.75–$50.301
Louisiana$36$28.75–$43.101
North Carolina$39.50$28.75–$50.301
New York$36$28.75–$43.101
Ohio$38$34.10–$41.701
Pennsylvania$38$30.35–$45.501
Tennessee$39.50$28.75–$50.301
Virginia$36$28.75–$43.101
Washington$46$36.70–$55.051
Wisconsin$40.50$29–$521

A state's name opens what every employer posts for social workers there, when enough do.

Against other employers

UnitedHealth Group's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for social workers (each of their advertised ranges once).

UnitedHealth Group

$38/hr median

Middle half $36–$40, from 16 jobs stating pay.

184 other employers

$41.75/hr median

Middle half $36–$50, from 544 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open social worker jobs at UnitedHealth Group

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Social worker pay at UnitedHealth Group: common questions

How much does UnitedHealth Group pay social workers?

UnitedHealth Group's open social worker jobs post $27.15–$55.05 an hour, a median of $38 over 16 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $79,000 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UnitedHealth Group pay social workers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($38) is $3.75 below the median of 184 other employers' rates for social workers ($41.75, middle half $36–$50). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does UnitedHealth Group pay social workers the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Washington ($46, 1 jobs), Colorado ($44, 1 jobs) and Hawaii ($40.50, 1 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 16 of 45 open social worker jobs at UnitedHealth Group (36%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at UnitedHealth Group

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Social worker pay at UnitedHealth Group. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/social-worker/unitedhealth-group

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