How does Social Workers, All Other pay in California compare to the national average?

California Social Workers, All Other salaries are 1% above the US national median of $69,480 per year.

What is the salary range for a Social Workers, All Other in California?

Social Workers, All Other salaries in California range from $45,150 (10th percentile) to $133,970 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Social Workers, All Other Salary in California

SOC 21-1029 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Social Workers, All Other in California is $70,440 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $33.87 per hour. This is 1% above the national median of $69,480. 5,780 people work as Social Workers, All Others in California. Wages have grown 8% since 2014, when the median was $65,060.

Median Annual Salary

$70,440

Mean Annual

$81,480

Median Hourly

$33.87

Total Employed

5,780

Location Quotient

0.76

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$45k

10th

$55k

25th

$70k

Median

$105k

75th

$134k

90th

How This Compares

California

$70,440

this metro

United States

$69,480

you earn +1% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$70,440	$81,480	5,780
2023	$63,680	$72,320	7,470
2022	$62,200	$69,530	6,000
2021	$61,690	$68,540	6,030
2020	$73,110	$73,620	13,940
2019	$70,170	$71,020	12,210
2018	$72,550	$72,200	10,660
2017	$67,130	$66,300	10,600
2016	$66,130	$65,440	10,890
2015	$64,360	$64,040	10,870
2014	$65,060	$64,390	13,870

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