Social Workers, All Other salary
The median pay for social workers, all other in the United States is $71,900 a year. About 62,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $43,620
- 25th percentile
- $51,900
- Median percentile
- $71,900
- 75th percentile
- $97,040
- 90th percentile
- $115,610
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
- Nevada $121,830
- Hawaii $116,130
- Rhode Island $111,590
- New Hampshire $103,710
- Washington $102,520
- Oklahoma $101,860
- Massachusetts $101,280
- Missouri $98,740
- District of Columbia $96,380
- South Carolina $96,350
- Alabama $94,270
- South Dakota $93,760
- Delaware $93,250
- Virginia $92,930
- Mississippi $91,560
- Iowa $91,170
- New Mexico $90,820
- Idaho $88,610
- Kentucky $85,160
- Indiana $84,570
- Texas $84,240
- New York $84,010
- North Dakota $81,330
- Minnesota $79,790
- Georgia $78,260
- New Jersey $76,640
- Nebraska $76,520
- Maryland $75,600
- Pennsylvania $74,430
- Vermont $73,070
- Louisiana $69,230
- Connecticut $69,080
- Wyoming $69,020
- Oregon $67,820
- Utah $66,440
- Illinois $64,030
- North Carolina $63,490
- California $63,010
- Wisconsin $62,830
- West Virginia $62,590
- Arizona $62,150
- Michigan $62,140
- Colorado $61,610
- Alaska $61,220
- Maine $60,280
- Ohio $59,780
- Florida $58,550
- Montana $51,650
- Tennessee $51,460
- Arkansas $47,790
By metro area
- Reno, NV $154,040
- Stockton, CA $121,180
- Las Vegas, NV $118,250
- Urban Honolulu, HI $117,190
- Worcester, MA $112,960
- Amherst Town, MA $110,990
- Shreveport, LA $109,390
- Providence, RI $108,740
- Manchester, NH $107,060
- Waco, TX $105,830
- Seattle, WA $105,570
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $105,370
- Kansas City, MO $104,400
- Killeen, TX $104,330
- Oklahoma City, OK $102,560
- San Antonio, TX $102,460
- Modesto, CA $102,180
- Vallejo, CA $102,160
- Lexington, KY $102,070
- Santa Rosa, CA $102,040
- Tulsa, OK $101,860
- Clarksville, TN $100,420
- Columbia, SC $100,420
- Elizabethtown, KY $100,420
- Charleston, SC $99,340
- Dallas, TX $98,670
- Boston, MA $98,320
- Gulfport, MS $97,470
- Richmond, VA $96,970
- Columbus, GA $96,820
- Hagerstown, MD $96,640
- Myrtle Beach, SC $96,140
- Asheville, NC $94,930
- Des Moines, IA $94,930
- Riverside, CA $94,740
- Jackson, MS $94,520
- Wichita, KS $94,410
- Virginia Beach, VA $94,220
- Savannah, GA $93,580
- Greenville, SC $93,520
- San Jose, CA $93,340
- Washington, DC $93,220
- St. Louis, MO $93,100
- Battle Creek, MI $92,830
- Omaha, NE $92,480
- Augusta, GA $91,980
- Saginaw, MI $91,580
- Binghamton, NY $91,370
- Syracuse, NY $91,370
- Boise City, ID $91,350
- Durham, NC $91,080
- Wilmington, NC $91,080
- Iowa City, IA $90,900
- Albuquerque, NM $90,310
- Fayetteville, AR $89,610
- New Haven, CT $89,590
- Sioux Falls, SD $89,270
- El Paso, TX $89,020
- Spokane, WA $89,020
- Johnson City, TN $88,380
- Pittsburgh, PA $87,800
- Little Rock, AR $87,710
- Valdosta, GA $87,420
- Wildwood, FL $87,420
- St. Cloud, MN $87,170
- Pueblo, CO $86,960
- Winston, NC $86,150
- Corpus Christi, TX $85,430
- New York, NY $85,080
- Erie, PA $84,990
- Prescott Valley, AZ $84,840
- Indianapolis, IN $84,570
- Albany, NY $83,910
- Houston, TX $82,610
- Beckley, WV $82,410
- Madison, WI $81,890
- Rochester, NY $81,890
- Kiryas Joel, NY $81,710
- Davenport, IA $81,000
- Buffalo, NY $80,850
- Alexandria, LA $80,830
- Philadelphia, PA $80,660
- Duluth, MN $80,490
- Rochester, MN $80,490
- Ithaca, NY $79,940
- Minneapolis, MN $79,790
- Utica, NY $79,420
- Bakersfield, CA $79,310
- Oxnard, CA $79,260
- Amarillo, TX $78,850
- Lubbock, TX $78,850
- Huntington, WV $78,750
- New Orleans, LA $78,480
- San Francisco, CA $78,480
- Mankato, MN $77,990
- Fargo, ND $77,450
- San Diego, CA $77,010
- Trenton, NJ $76,900
- Atlantic City, NJ $75,230
- Fort Wayne, IN $74,510
- Fort Collins, CO $74,370
- Fresno, CA $74,090
- Grants Pass, OR $73,740
- Baltimore, MD $72,860
- Albany, OR $72,260
- Gainesville, FL $71,960
- Chicago, IL $71,740
- Anchorage, AK $71,420
- Harrisburg, PA $70,450
- Bend, OR $70,320
- Salem, OR $70,320
- Medford, OR $70,110
- Corvallis, OR $69,610
- Mansfield, OH $69,560
- Charlotte, NC $69,300
- Hartford, CT $69,080
- Flagstaff, AZ $68,790
- Detroit, MI $68,630
- Los Angeles, CA $68,630
- Tampa, FL $68,310