Social Worker Salary by City
How much does a Social Worker make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$60K
National median
$48K
25th percentile
$76K
75th percentile
$42K
Bottom 10%
$96K
Top 10%
Social Worker Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$80,200
+35% vs national
New York
NY
$73,800
+24% vs national
Washington
DC
$71,600
+20% vs national
Boston
MA
$69,800
+17% vs national
Seattle
WA
$67,800
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$66,800
+12% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$66,000
+11% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$64,200
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$63,600
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$63,000
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$63,000
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$62,400
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$62,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$61,600
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$59,800
+0% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$57,800
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$57,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$57,200
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$55,800
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$55,800
-6% vs national
Miami
FL
$55,600
-7% vs national
Dallas
TX
$55,200
-7% vs national
Tampa
FL
$55,200
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$55,200
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$55,200
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$54,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$54,200
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$54,200
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$54,200
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$54,200
-9% vs national
Houston
TX
$53,800
-10% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$53,600
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$53,600
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$53,600
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$53,000
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$53,000
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$52,400
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$52,400
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$52,400
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$51,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$51,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$51,200
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$50,600
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$50,600
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$50,000
-16% vs national
About Social Worker Salaries
The median Social Worker salary in the United States is $59,550 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $80,200, while the national range spans from $42,280 at the 10th percentile to $95,530 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 21-1021.