Social Worker Salary
Social Worker Salary with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
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These 3,699 roles pay ~$92k median with 6.0/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
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Social Worker Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 51 states with enough social worker listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) · State-level price index; city and metro figures may differ.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Oregon leads at $114k, against a $85k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Rhode Island (6.8/10), Delaware (6.8/10), Hawaii (6.7/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $114k | $100k | 5.7/10 | 37 |
| Arkansas | $109k | $120k | 4.6/10 | 19 |
| Hawaii | $109k | $88k | 6.7/10 | 9 |
| West Virginia | $104k | $111k | 5.4/10 | 22 |
| Louisiana | $103k | $113k | 5.5/10 | 58 |
| Iowa | $102k | $112k | 5.9/10 | 24 |
| Montana | $101k | $100k | 6.4/10 | 10 |
| Washington | $99k | $92k | 5.6/10 | 85 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $97k | $105k | 5.8/10 | 24 |
| California | $97k | $80k | 5.4/10 | 378 |
| Alaska | $96k | $93k | 5.8/10 | 8 |
| Nevada | $94k | $94k | 6.2/10 | 22 |
| Mississippi | $92k | $101k | 4.7/10 | 17 |
| New Mexico | $91k | $93k | 6.0/10 | 25 |
| Alabama | $91k | $97k | 5.2/10 | 24 |
| Arizona | $90k | $87k | 5.9/10 | 64 |
| Kansas | $89k | $94k | 5.1/10 | 33 |
| Kentucky | $89k | $95k | 5.5/10 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | $89k | $82k | 6.8/10 | 20 |
| Utah | $88k | $85k | 5.4/10 | 48 |
| Missouri | $88k | $92k | 6.0/10 | 66 |
| North Carolina | $87k | $88k | 5.6/10 | 99 |
| Delaware | $86k | $81k | 6.8/10 | 41 |
| Georgia | $86k | $84k | 5.3/10 | 66 |
| Massachusetts | $85k | $77k | 5.8/10 | 115 |
| Colorado | $85k | $79k | 6.0/10 | 85 |
| District of Columbia | $85k | $70k | 6.1/10 | 8 |
| Connecticut | $85k | $76k | 5.8/10 | 54 |
| Florida | $85k | $82k | 5.8/10 | 168 |
| New Hampshire | $84k | $80k | 5.8/10 | 14 |
| New Jersey | $84k | $72k | 5.1/10 | 94 |
| Texas | $83k | $86k | 5.2/10 | 236 |
| Indiana | $82k | $85k | 5.7/10 | 45 |
| Wisconsin | $81k | $82k | 5.5/10 | 58 |
| Illinois | $81k | $77k | 5.8/10 | 117 |
| Virginia | $80k | $75k | 5.7/10 | 59 |
| New York | $80k | $69k | 5.7/10 | 289 |
| Vermont | $80k | $74k | 3.4/10 | 4 |
| Wyoming | $79k | $85k | 5.2/10 | 8 |
| Maryland | $79k | $71k | 6.0/10 | 94 |
| Pennsylvania | $79k | $78k | 5.9/10 | 141 |
| Idaho | $78k | $77k | 3.9/10 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $78k | $71k | 5.6/10 | 42 |
| North Dakota | $78k | $85k | 5.7/10 | 18 |
| South Dakota | $77k | $86k | 6.3/10 | 10 |
| Tennessee | $75k | $82k | 5.3/10 | 55 |
| Michigan | $75k | $74k | 5.4/10 | 129 |
| Maine | $74k | $71k | 5.9/10 | 16 |
| South Carolina | $71k | $71k | 5.1/10 | 32 |
| Ohio | $70k | $73k | 5.7/10 | 127 |
| Nebraska | $67k | $70k | 5.4/10 | 20 |
Social Worker Salary: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for social worker salary is robust, with 7,117+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc. Popular specialties include Social Work, Mental Health Therapy, Psychology.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Social Worker Salary on this page have an average score of 6/10, with 10% offering remote work. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for social worker salary include UHS, Alta Med, Frederick Living, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for social worker salary, Talkiatry (score: 95.4/100), Boston Neurobehavioral Associates (score: 95.1/100), Hiaah (score: 94.5/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for social worker salary is $118K, trending up 14.6% over the past quarter. This data is derived from 2,057+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About Social Worker Salary.
How much do social workers earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of social workers. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid social workers jobs available?
Yes — about 10% of current social workers listings offer remote or hybrid work. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which social workers jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every social worker role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring social workers right now?
Employers currently hiring for social worker roles include UHS, Alta Med, Frederick Living, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many social worker salary are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 7,117 social workers positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Social Worker Salary
LifeStance Health156+ open roles here · WLB 90/100
Thriveworks63+ open roles here · WLB 98/100
Learning Services53+ open roles here · WLB 75/100UHS53+ open roles here · WLB 53/100
DaVita Kidney Care37+ open roles here · WLB 83/100
Fresenius Medical Care29+ open roles here · WLB 74/100Amedisys24+ open roles here · WLB 64/100
CVS Health19+ open roles here · WLB 62/100