Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary by location
National median: $59,550 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $87,600 | +47.1% | 2,120 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $81,830 | +37.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $81,520 | +36.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $80,450 | +35.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $80,430 | +35.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $79,920 | +34.2% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $78,970 | +32.6% | 5,230 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $78,970 | +32.6% | 810 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $78,970 | +32.6% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $78,530 | +31.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $78,270 | +31.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,250 | +31.4% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $77,710 | +30.5% | 430 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $77,490 | +30.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $77,420 | +30.0% | 7,070 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $77,300 | +29.8% | 240 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $77,260 | +29.7% | 870 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $76,440 | +28.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $76,390 | +28.3% | 4,710 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $76,330 | +28.2% | 830 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $76,280 | +28.1% | 7,360 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $76,270 | +28.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $75,580 | +26.9% | 830 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $75,570 | +26.9% | 10,900 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $75,570 | +26.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $75,550 | +26.9% | 6,490 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $75,280 | +26.4% | 5,540 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $74,960 | +25.9% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $74,480 | +25.1% | 10,720 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $73,550 | +23.5% | 2,430 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $72,910 | +22.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $72,730 | +22.1% | 420 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $72,020 | +20.9% | 5,840 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $71,250 | +19.6% | 26,220 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $71,140 | +19.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $71,010 | +19.2% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $70,900 | +19.1% | 3,520 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $70,900 | +19.1% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $70,530 | +18.4% | 4,150 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MI | metropolitan | $70,350 | +18.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $69,960 | +17.5% | 390 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $69,870 | +17.3% | 2,450 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $69,700 | +17.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $69,570 | +16.8% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $69,400 | +16.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $68,960 | +15.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $68,560 | +15.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $68,530 | +15.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $68,280 | +14.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $68,270 | +14.6% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $68,270 | +14.6% | 820 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $68,180 | +14.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $67,910 | +14.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $67,670 | +13.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $67,650 | +13.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $67,560 | +13.5% | 4,240 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $67,450 | +13.3% | 6,540 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $67,340 | +13.1% | 640 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $67,170 | +12.8% | 250 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $66,910 | +12.4% | 4,330 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $66,620 | +11.9% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $66,540 | +11.7% | 24,350 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $66,540 | +11.7% | 1,980 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, NC | metropolitan | $66,520 | +11.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Twin Falls, ID | metropolitan | $65,980 | +10.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | metropolitan | $65,810 | +10.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $65,250 | +9.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $65,200 | +9.5% | 60,310 | 2025 |
| Minot, ND | metropolitan | $65,180 | +9.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $65,100 | +9.3% | 30,170 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $64,790 | +8.8% | 13,550 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $64,700 | +8.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $64,660 | +8.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $64,640 | +8.5% | 680 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $64,560 | +8.4% | 870 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $64,230 | +7.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $64,130 | +7.7% | 6,630 | 2025 |
| Bowling Green, KY | metropolitan | $64,050 | +7.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $64,040 | +7.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $64,020 | +7.5% | 280 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $63,930 | +7.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $63,780 | +7.1% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $63,720 | +7.0% | 8,200 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $63,700 | +7.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $63,520 | +6.7% | 580 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $63,480 | +6.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $63,320 | +6.3% | 500 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $63,290 | +6.3% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $63,270 | +6.2% | 3,550 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $63,230 | +6.2% | 5,810 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $63,220 | +6.2% | 19,860 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $63,130 | +6.0% | 360 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $63,120 | +6.0% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $63,100 | +6.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $63,070 | +5.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $62,810 | +5.5% | 890 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $62,760 | +5.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $62,760 | +5.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $62,720 | +5.3% | 610 | 2025 |
| Wilmington, NC | metropolitan | $62,710 | +5.3% | 530 | 2025 |