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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $71,250 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,497 a month.

10th percentile
$44,230
25th percentile
$50,430
Median percentile
$71,250
75th percentile
$97,760
90th percentile
$103,050

Based on 26,220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,967 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,250
Federal income tax−$6,845
Social Security + Medicare−$5,451
California income tax (approx.)−$4,988
Monthly take-home$4,497
Every two weeks$2,076

Does it go far here?

$62,739Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
46%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in California