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Child, Family, and School Social Workers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Child, Family, and School Social Workers salaries across 51 states

$59,110
National Average (Median)
$78,970
Highest: Connecticut
$43,330
Lowest: Arkansas

Child, Family, and School Social Workers Salary by State

Compare Child, Family, and School Social Workers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$43,330
$78,970

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $46,660 AK $62,630 AZ $50,150 AR $43,330 CA $65,200 CO $63,720 CT $78,970 DE $48,520 DC $73,550 FL $56,550 GA $47,510 HI $68,270 ID $59,840 IL $63,220 IN $50,470 IA $52,250 KS $54,300 KY $59,100 LA $56,800 ME $63,290 MD $76,390 MA $75,570 MI $59,270 MN $67,450 MS $46,530 MO $48,520 MT $56,780 NE $47,770 NV $61,080 NH $71,010 NJ $76,280 NM $56,160 NY $65,100 NC $59,610 ND $64,560 OH $51,520 OK $43,950 OR $64,130 PA $50,820 RI $69,870 SC $51,800 SD $51,100 TN $56,310 TX $55,680 UT $52,000 VT $67,340 VA $61,330 WA $74,480 WV $52,220 WI $59,280 WY $56,420

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Connecticut
$78,970
#2
Maryland
$76,390
#3
New Jersey
$76,280
#4
Massachusetts
$75,570
#5
Washington
$74,480

Child, Family, and School Social Workers Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Connecticut $78,970 $80,180 5,230
2 Maryland $76,390 $75,400 4,710
3 New Jersey $76,280 $78,560 7,360
4 Massachusetts $75,570 $77,060 10,900
5 Washington $74,480 $74,100 10,720
6 District of Columbia $73,550 $79,540 2,430
7 New Hampshire $71,010 $70,740 1,700
8 Rhode Island $69,870 $70,810 2,450
9 Hawaii $68,270 $69,450 1,170
10 Minnesota $67,450 $70,890 6,540
11 Vermont $67,340 $66,970 640
12 California $65,200 $71,940 60,310
13 New York $65,100 $72,150 30,170
14 North Dakota $64,560 $65,640 870
15 Oregon $64,130 $68,400 6,630
16 Colorado $63,720 $70,760 8,200
17 Maine $63,290 $66,180 2,000
18 Illinois $63,220 $70,670 19,860
19 Alaska $62,630 $66,110 1,260
20 Virginia $61,330 $66,500 9,410
21 Nevada $61,080 $65,930 4,030
22 Idaho $59,840 $59,900 810
23 North Carolina $59,610 $59,660 13,010
24 Wisconsin $59,280 $61,310 5,710
25 Michigan $59,270 $61,060 15,760
26 Kentucky $59,100 $59,270 8,470
27 Louisiana $56,800 $54,450 1,110
28 Montana $56,780 $54,100 1,250
29 Florida $56,550 $57,970 14,000
30 Wyoming $56,420 $55,090 710
31 Tennessee $56,310 $57,350 7,870
32 New Mexico $56,160 $63,790 2,990
33 Texas $55,680 $55,700 21,670
34 Kansas $54,300 $56,360 3,190
35 Iowa $52,250 $57,120 3,410
36 West Virginia $52,220 $52,610 2,380
37 Utah $52,000 $59,670 1,930
38 South Carolina $51,800 $53,860 5,520
39 Ohio $51,520 $55,750 16,050
40 South Dakota $51,100 $53,320 2,050
41 Pennsylvania $50,820 $55,330 16,200
42 Indiana $50,470 $53,290 6,690
43 Arizona $50,150 $52,420 7,560
44 Delaware $48,520 $54,650 910
45 Missouri $48,520 $51,360 9,620
46 Nebraska $47,770 $51,650 4,830
47 Georgia $47,510 $54,390 7,110
48 Alabama $46,660 $51,720 4,220
49 Mississippi $46,530 $47,750 3,310
50 Oklahoma $43,950 $46,730 6,500
51 Arkansas $43,330 $46,390 1,150

Child, Family, and School Social Workers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Child, Family, and School Social Workers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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