Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Gainesville, Florida

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Gainesville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of child, family, and school social workers in Gainesville 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 Gainesville, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,420
25th Percentile Wage
$37,690
50th Percentile Wage
$46,400
75th Percentile Wage
$57,100
90th Percentile Wage
$60,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Gainesville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,420.

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
$46,400
-3.86% 9.76%
2021
$48,190
17.26% -
2020
$39,870
3.79% -
2019
$38,360
-0.55% -
2018
$38,570
-2.70% -
2017
$39,610
7.47% -
2016
$36,650
2.10% -
2015
$35,880
0.61% -
2014
$35,660
-20.47% -
2013
$42,960
2.54% -
2012
$41,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Gainesville with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,400 in Gainesville is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Gainesville is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 48.3 percent (48.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$48,770
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$48,420
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$47,910
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$47,740
Punta Gorda
$47,660
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$47,230
Gainesville
$46,400
The Villages
$45,970
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$45,490
Jacksonville
$45,020
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$44,550
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$44,540
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$43,990
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$43,850
Naples-Marco Island
$43,780
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$43,770
Port St Lucie
$43,680
Tallahassee
$42,540
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$42,390
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$40,610
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$40,570
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$40,000
Ocala
$39,320
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$39,320
Homosassa Springs
$37,700
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$36,950
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$28,750
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$23,970

See also: Top paying jobs in Gainesville, Florida.