Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary
The median pay for child, family, and school social workers in the United States is $59,550 a year. About 392,550 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $42,280
- 25th percentile
- $48,270
- Median percentile
- $59,550
- 75th percentile
- $76,070
- 90th percentile
- $95,530
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Connecticut $78,970
- Maryland $76,390
- New Jersey $76,280
- Massachusetts $75,570
- Washington $74,480
- District of Columbia $73,550
- New Hampshire $71,010
- Rhode Island $69,870
- Hawaii $68,270
- Minnesota $67,450
- Vermont $67,340
- California $65,200
- New York $65,100
- North Dakota $64,560
- Oregon $64,130
- Colorado $63,720
- Maine $63,290
- Illinois $63,220
- Alaska $62,630
- Virginia $61,330
- Nevada $61,080
- Idaho $59,840
- North Carolina $59,610
- Wisconsin $59,280
- Michigan $59,270
- Kentucky $59,100
- Louisiana $56,800
- Montana $56,780
- Florida $56,550
- Wyoming $56,420
- Tennessee $56,310
- New Mexico $56,160
- Texas $55,680
- Kansas $54,300
- Iowa $52,250
- West Virginia $52,220
- Utah $52,000
- South Carolina $51,800
- Ohio $51,520
- South Dakota $51,100
- Pennsylvania $50,820
- Indiana $50,470
- Arizona $50,150
- Delaware $48,520
- Missouri $48,520
- Nebraska $47,770
- Georgia $47,510
- Alabama $46,660
- Mississippi $46,530
- Oklahoma $43,950
- Arkansas $43,330
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $87,600
- Norwich, CT $81,830
- Salisbury, MD $81,520
- Longview, WA $80,450
- Olympia, WA $80,430
- Hartford, CT $79,920
- Bridgeport, CT $78,970
- New Haven, CT $78,970
- Greeley, CO $78,530
- Hanford, CA $78,270
- Springfield, MA $78,250
- Waterbury, CT $77,710
- Vallejo, CA $77,490
- Boston, MA $77,420
- Bremerton, WA $77,300
- Kiryas Joel, NY $77,260
- Pittsfield, MA $76,440
- Springfield, IL $76,330
- Mount Vernon, WA $76,270
- Oxnard, CA $75,580
- Barnstable Town, MA $75,570
- Washington, DC $75,550
- Seattle, WA $75,280
- Baltimore, MD $74,960
- Walla Walla, WA $72,910
- Trenton, NJ $72,730
- San Francisco, CA $72,020
- Los Angeles, CA $71,250
- Wenatchee, WA $71,140
- Providence, RI $70,900
- Worcester, MA $70,900
- Minneapolis, MN $70,530
- Jackson, MI $70,350
- Kennewick, WA $69,960
- Lexington Park, MD $69,700
- Spokane, WA $69,570
- Bismarck, ND $69,400
- Grants Pass, OR $68,960
- San Luis Obispo, CA $68,560
- Vineland, NJ $68,530
- Kahului, HI $68,280
- Urban Honolulu, HI $68,270
- Fairbanks, AK $68,180
- Burlington, VT $67,910
- Kingston, NY $67,670
- Yakima, WA $67,650
- Denver, CO $67,560
- Medford, OR $67,170
- Portland, OR $66,910
- Buffalo, NY $66,620
- Albany, NY $66,540
- New York, NY $66,540
- Jacksonville, NC $66,520
- Twin Falls, ID $65,980
- Homosassa Springs, FL $65,810
- Carson City, NV $65,250
- Minot, ND $65,180
- Chicago, IL $64,790
- Salem, OR $64,700
- Boulder, CO $64,660
- Anchorage, AK $64,640
- Hagerstown, MD $64,230
- Bowling Green, KY $64,050
- Yuba City, CA $64,040
- Oshkosh, WI $64,020
- Eau Claire, WI $63,930
- Lexington, KY $63,780
- Portland, ME $63,700
- Eugene, OR $63,520
- La Crosse, WI $63,480
- Fayetteville, NC $63,320
- Sacramento, CA $63,270
- Riverside, CA $63,230
- Bellingham, WA $63,130
- Syracuse, NY $63,120
- Grand Forks, ND $63,100
- Atlantic City, NJ $63,070
- Harrisburg, PA $62,810
- Bend, OR $62,760
- Napa, CA $62,760
- Manchester, NH $62,720
- Wilmington, NC $62,710
- Raleigh, NC $62,700
- Slidell, LA $62,640
- Stockton, CA $62,610
- Salinas, CA $62,520
- Durham, NC $62,370
- Virginia Beach, VA $62,360
- Duluth, MN $62,240
- Binghamton, NY $62,160
- Fort Collins, CO $62,140
- Elizabethtown, KY $62,130
- Rochester, MN $62,090
- Fresno, CA $62,080
- Rochester, NY $62,030
- Madison, WI $62,020
- Bangor, ME $61,980
- Lewiston, ME $61,980
- Santa Cruz, CA $61,960
- Rockford, IL $61,940
- Chico, CA $61,720
- Mankato, MN $61,500
- Las Vegas, NV $61,480
- Idaho Falls, ID $61,400
- Visalia, CA $61,040
- Albany, OR $61,020
- Lawrence, KS $60,980
- Charlotte, NC $60,950
- Ann Arbor, MI $60,940
- Lansing, MI $60,900
- Modesto, CA $60,900
- Farmington, NM $60,890
- Winchester, VA $60,820
- St. Cloud, MN $60,790
- El Centro, CA $60,690
- Reno, NV $60,600
- Houma, LA $60,590
- Richmond, VA $60,520
- Baton Rouge, LA $60,440
- Champaign, IL $60,360