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Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of child, family, and school social workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Child, Family, and School Social Workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,380
25th Percentile Wage
$51,270
50th Percentile Wage
$62,730
75th Percentile Wage
$96,240
90th Percentile Wage
$103,660

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,380.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,730
-10.76% 23.72%
2021
$69,480
23.26% -
2020
$53,320
2.87% -
2019
$51,790
2.61% -
2018
$50,440
2.22% -
2017
$49,320
-0.41% -
2016
$49,520
-0.75% -
2015
$49,890
1.02% -
2014
$49,380
4.70% -
2013
$47,060
-1.68% -
2012
$47,850
- -

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,730 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville and 43.2 percent (43.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$80,690
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$77,260
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$65,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$65,250
Napa
$65,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$62,730
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,390
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$61,550
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$61,500
Stockton
$61,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$57,500
Vallejo-Fairfield
$57,050
Redding
$56,750
Salinas
$56,710
Fresno
$56,160
Yuba City
$54,830
Chico
$51,950
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$50,810
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$50,480
El Centro
$50,100
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,050
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$49,820
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$49,460
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$49,360
Bakersfield-Delano
$49,070
Modesto
$48,990
Madera-Chowchilla
$48,570
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$48,400
Merced
$47,950
Hanford-Corcoran
$47,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$47,010
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,340
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$46,180
Visalia-Porterville
$45,700
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$41,160
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,610
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$35,630

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