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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in New York

The median child, family, and school social workers in New York earns $65,100 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,215 a month.

10th percentile
$48,400
25th percentile
$56,230
Median percentile
$65,100
75th percentile
$79,510
90th percentile
$100,100

Based on 30,170 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

$50,582 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,100
Federal income tax−$5,632
Social Security + Medicare−$4,980
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,906
Monthly take-home$4,215
Every two weeks$1,945

Does it go far here?

$60,322Median pay in New York is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,621 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,040
Anesthesiologists$445,660
Radiologists$441,580
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$414,290
Surgeons, All Other$410,410
Dermatologists$374,010
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$360,050
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$348,800

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