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Social Workers, All Other earn $71,900 a year at the midpoint

From about $43,620 at the low end to $115,610 at the top, with $71,900 in the middle — the 2025 survey, published as reported.

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$71,900median a year · United States
$34.57an hour $75,910average 62,930people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$51,90025th $71,900median $97,04075th
$43,62010th percentile $115,61090th percentile
$51,900a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$121,830best-paying state · Nevada
$47,790lowest-paying state · Arkansas
+69%top state against the national median
  • Read the spread, not the middle. The median is the midpoint across everyone in the occupation, most of them years into the work. A beginner starts nearer the 10th to 25th percentile, which is why the spread is published alongside it.
  • What the figure counts. The figure counts base pay plus tips, commissions and production bonuses. It leaves out the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers, and the value of benefits or profit sharing.
  • Where you live moves it more than your resume does. National figures. A state or metro area can sit far from the national number, and that gap is usually larger than any difference a resume makes.
  • Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $121,830 in Nevada and $47,790 in Arkansas — a gap of $74,040 a year.

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Neighbouring work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Social Workers, All Other$71,900
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$66,270−$5,630 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,330−$7,570 Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550−$12,350 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,350−$12,550 Counselors, All Other$50,860−$21,040 Rehabilitation Counselors$46,850−$25,050

Median pay for social workers, all other in each state

The 48 states where the most people do this work, of 50 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.55 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Nevada $121,830 $74,110 $74,110 — $158,720 370
Hawaii $116,130 $81,080 $81,080 — $137,450 200
Washington $102,520 $55,450 $55,450 — $125,840 790
Oklahoma $101,860 $77,250 $77,250 — $119,120 320
Massachusetts $101,280 $71,980 $71,980 — $125,010 540
Missouri $98,740 $50,770 $50,770 — $119,750 590
District of Columbia $96,380 $71,060 $71,060 — $131,770 350
South Carolina $96,350 $43,860 $43,860 — $118,580 440
Alabama $94,270 $49,280 $49,280 — $112,510 400
South Dakota $93,760 $76,520 $76,520 — $109,010 130
Delaware $93,250 $54,960 $54,960 — $121,950 130
Virginia $92,930 $48,460 $48,460 — $120,790 860
Mississippi $91,560 $37,110 $37,110 — $109,300 280
Iowa $91,170 $47,310 $47,310 — $113,800 230
New Mexico $90,820 $55,000 $55,000 — $114,820 250
Idaho $88,610 $36,450 $36,450 — $106,330 210
Kentucky $85,160 $39,530 $39,530 — $118,540 610
Indiana $84,570 $60,200 $60,200 — $107,950 460
Texas $84,240 $40,350 $40,350 — $134,450 2,880
New York $84,010 $58,200 $58,200 — $112,140 2,470
North Dakota $81,330 $63,130 $63,130 — $103,380 110
Minnesota $79,790 $55,500 $55,500 — $101,210 7,270
Georgia $78,260 $42,930 $42,930 — $126,650 1,510
New Jersey $76,640 $42,710 $42,710 — $114,880 640
Nebraska $76,520 $48,610 $48,610 — $105,680 220
Maryland $75,600 $48,690 $48,690 — $128,440 1,270
Pennsylvania $74,430 $39,890 $39,890 — $112,570 1,730
Vermont $73,070 $46,170 $46,170 — $113,760 110
Louisiana $69,230 $43,000 $43,000 — $111,090 850
Connecticut $69,080 $47,070 $47,070 — $114,880 460
Wyoming $69,020 $56,120 $56,120 — $125,260 160
Oregon $67,820 $48,750 $48,750 — $89,220 3,710
Utah $66,440 $51,090 $51,090 — $114,500 660
Illinois $64,030 $45,460 $45,460 — $111,320 1,910
North Carolina $63,490 $44,440 $44,440 — $116,230 1,670
California $63,010 $36,160 $36,160 — $132,480 6,430
Wisconsin $62,830 $45,720 $45,720 — $98,840 1,860
West Virginia $62,590 $38,940 $38,940 — $108,040 680
Arizona $62,150 $45,520 $45,520 — $108,240 2,850
Michigan $62,140 $40,290 $40,290 — $109,720 1,700
Colorado $61,610 $45,950 $45,950 — $104,250 2,190
Alaska $61,220 $48,390 $48,390 — $120,240 330
Maine $60,280 $48,310 $48,310 — $99,050 470
Ohio $59,780 $38,260 $38,260 — $104,600 3,250
Florida $58,550 $42,220 $42,220 — $109,990 4,800
Montana $51,650 $36,600 $36,600 — $92,600 540
Tennessee $51,460 $31,920 $31,920 — $111,570 1,910
Arkansas $47,790 $37,230 $37,230 — $113,920 690

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Number 285 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 64% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 283 Forensic Science Technicians $72,060
  2. 284 Secondary school teachers $72,040
  3. 285 Social Workers, All Other $71,900
  4. 286 Mechanical Drafters $71,550
  5. 287 Artists and Related Workers, All Other $71,240

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How much do social workers, all other make a year?

The national median is $71,900 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $51,900 and $97,040.

What is the hourly pay for social workers, all other?

The median is $34.57 an hour; the average is $75,910 a year.

What do social workers, all other earn when they start?

A beginner is usually paid nearer the 25th percentile, $51,900 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $43,620.

Which state pays social workers, all other the most?

Nevada, with a median of $121,830 a year.

How many people work as social workers, all other?

About 62,930 in the United States — number 285 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays roughly the same

Median pay within $520 of what social workers, all other earn — $71,900 a year — but not always the same spread.

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