Healthcare Social Workers
Median $67,880
Occupation · SOC 21-1021
Child, Family, and School Social Workers: pay and where the jobs are
What child, family, and school social workers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$59,550 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $64,000
- Median hourly wage
- $28.63
- Mean hourly wage
- $30.77
- Employment
- 392,550
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 21-1021.
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How much do child, family, and school social workers make?
The median annual wage for child, family, and school social workers was $59,550 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $42,280 and the highest-paid 10% more than $95,530. As an hourly rate, the median is $28.63. About 392,550 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Connecticut ($78,970), Maryland ($76,390) and New Jersey ($76,280). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for child, family, and school social workers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,280 | $20.33 | $3,523 | $3,013 |
| 25th percentile | $48,270 | $23.21 | $4,023 | $3,414 |
| Median | $59,550 | $28.63 | $4,963 | $4,169 |
| 75th percentile | $76,070 | $36.57 | $6,339 | $5,195 |
| 90th percentile | $95,530 | $45.93 | $7,961 | $6,336 |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$60,763 take-home in national prices
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$58,293 take-home in national prices
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$56,506 take-home in national prices
Where a median child, family, and school social worker paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 5,230 | $78,970 | $48,660 | $109,980 | $60,397 | $58,293 |
| Maryland | 4,710 | $76,390 | $41,240 | $105,570 | $59,308 | $56,506 |
| New Jersey | 7,360 | $76,280 | $47,830 | $109,420 | $59,313 | $54,513 |
| Massachusetts | 10,900 | $75,570 | $48,140 | $104,060 | $58,087 | $54,925 |
| Washington | 10,720 | $74,480 | $48,750 | $98,100 | $60,194 | $56,249 |
| District of Columbia | 2,430 | $73,550 | $53,020 | $113,440 | $57,238 | $52,082 |
| New Hampshire | 1,700 | $71,010 | $41,150 | $101,570 | $58,786 | $56,435 |
| Rhode Island | 2,450 | $69,870 | $42,560 | $97,730 | $55,212 | $53,981 |
| Hawaii | 1,170 | $68,270 | $46,840 | $93,430 | $53,132 | $48,323 |
| Minnesota | 6,540 | $67,450 | $47,890 | $99,320 | $52,921 | $53,661 |
| Vermont | 640 | $67,340 | $47,270 | $84,140 | $54,263 | $55,394 |
| California | 60,310 | $65,200 | $45,360 | $103,050 | $51,730 | $46,721 |
| New York | 30,170 | $65,100 | $48,400 | $100,100 | $51,257 | $47,495 |
| North Dakota | 870 | $64,560 | $47,130 | $81,160 | $54,054 | $60,763 |
| Oregon | 6,630 | $64,130 | $47,760 | $89,220 | $49,032 | $47,437 |
| Colorado | 8,200 | $63,720 | $45,980 | $102,990 | $51,003 | $49,493 |
| Maine | 2,000 | $63,290 | $50,110 | $84,090 | $50,123 | $51,646 |
| Illinois | 19,860 | $63,220 | $47,120 | $105,660 | $49,993 | $50,014 |
| Alaska | 1,260 | $62,630 | $45,330 | $91,240 | $52,232 | $51,028 |
| Virginia | 9,410 | $61,330 | $45,060 | $95,360 | $48,746 | $48,214 |
| Nevada | 4,030 | $61,080 | $45,960 | $98,010 | $51,258 | $51,269 |
| Idaho | 810 | $59,840 | $37,990 | $81,650 | $48,198 | $50,472 |
| North Carolina | 13,010 | $59,610 | $42,870 | $76,950 | $48,207 | $51,107 |
| Wisconsin | 5,710 | $59,280 | $44,400 | $80,900 | $47,777 | $50,776 |
| Michigan | 15,760 | $59,270 | $41,260 | $81,100 | $47,535 | $49,404 |
| Kentucky | 8,470 | $59,100 | $39,210 | $78,660 | $47,716 | $52,924 |
| Louisiana | 1,110 | $56,800 | $35,260 | $75,110 | $46,501 | $52,718 |
| Montana | 1,250 | $56,780 | $39,250 | $72,000 | $45,891 | $48,487 |
| Florida | 14,000 | $56,550 | $39,760 | $79,580 | $47,618 | $46,046 |
| Wyoming | 710 | $56,420 | $34,280 | $74,870 | $47,513 | $51,260 |
| Tennessee | 7,870 | $56,310 | $39,650 | $77,230 | $47,425 | $51,622 |
| New Mexico | 2,990 | $56,160 | $36,920 | $101,600 | $45,831 | $49,701 |
| Texas | 21,670 | $55,680 | $37,230 | $73,670 | $46,919 | $48,342 |
| Guam | 80 | $54,910 | $33,470 | $73,210 | — | — |
| Kansas | 3,190 | $54,300 | $43,690 | $69,970 | $43,580 | $48,385 |
| Iowa | 3,410 | $52,250 | $39,240 | $81,170 | $42,829 | $48,802 |
| West Virginia | 2,380 | $52,220 | $38,410 | $66,980 | $42,601 | $47,600 |
| Utah | 1,930 | $52,000 | $36,040 | $98,800 | $42,175 | $42,659 |
| South Carolina | 5,520 | $51,800 | $38,530 | $77,390 | $42,682 | $45,528 |
| Ohio | 16,050 | $51,520 | $39,810 | $75,850 | $42,603 | $45,921 |
| South Dakota | 2,050 | $51,100 | $39,150 | $67,310 | $43,239 | $48,810 |
| Pennsylvania | 16,200 | $50,820 | $38,430 | $78,470 | $41,418 | $42,449 |
| Virgin Islands | 30 | $50,810 | $39,990 | $64,380 | — | — |
| Indiana | 6,690 | $50,470 | $38,270 | $72,140 | $41,273 | $44,223 |
| Arizona | 7,560 | $50,150 | $40,420 | $65,900 | $41,616 | $41,336 |
| Delaware | 910 | $48,520 | $44,440 | $73,580 | $38,956 | $39,031 |
| Missouri | 9,620 | $48,520 | $37,200 | $65,230 | $39,823 | $43,849 |
| Nebraska | 4,830 | $47,770 | $41,620 | $64,750 | $39,269 | $43,583 |
| Georgia | 7,110 | $47,510 | $35,690 | $83,380 | $38,732 | $40,223 |
| Alabama | 4,220 | $46,660 | $37,780 | $72,490 | $37,749 | $42,499 |
| Mississippi | 3,310 | $46,530 | $33,590 | $62,130 | $38,438 | $44,205 |
| Oklahoma | 6,500 | $43,950 | $37,560 | $59,540 | $36,062 | $41,052 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,370 | $43,620 | $29,880 | $61,720 | — | — |
| Arkansas | 1,150 | $43,330 | $36,070 | $59,470 | $35,880 | $41,271 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 21-1021. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.