The highest-paying states for child, family, and school social workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of child, family, and school social workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $75,020, Connecticut is the highest paying state for child, family, and school social workers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $74,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of child, family, and school social workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $75,020 |
$44,020 | 5,790 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $74,730 |
$46,530 | 5,750 |
| 3 | New York | $65,600 |
$46,260 | 23,740 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $65,250 |
$38,230 | 1,700 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $63,740 |
$47,550 | 2,610 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $63,590 |
$42,230 | 7,400 |
| 7 | Maryland | $63,570 |
$39,630 | 4,990 |
| 8 | California | $62,610 |
$39,700 | 49,310 |
| 9 | Washington | $61,830 |
$43,410 | 8,840 |
| 10 | Maine | $60,880 |
$47,490 | 1,820 |
| 11 | North Dakota | $60,580 |
$48,240 | 720 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $60,330 |
$47,200 | 1,100 |
| 13 | Alaska | $59,840 |
$39,940 | 1,480 |
| 14 | Illinois | $57,010 |
$37,800 | 15,810 |
| 15 | Oregon | $56,970 |
$38,480 | 4,390 |
| 16 | Nevada | $55,740 |
$40,190 | 3,560 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $55,170 |
$36,630 | 9,920 |
| 18 | Colorado | $54,070 |
$38,050 | 7,740 |
| 19 | Louisiana | $53,680 |
$30,840 | 550 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $53,520 |
$37,840 | 870 |
| 21 | Vermont | $53,350 |
$38,760 | 1,000 |
| 22 | Virginia | $52,040 |
$38,060 | 9,290 |
| 23 | Michigan | $51,780 |
$36,640 | 13,370 |
| 24 | Idaho | $51,010 |
$33,880 | 1,060 |
| 25 | Texas | $49,400 |
$34,720 | 20,770 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $48,520 |
$35,440 | 19,810 |
| 27 | North Carolina | $48,510 |
$36,610 | 12,860 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $48,150 |
$34,960 | 4,580 |
| 29 | Utah | $47,900 |
$31,890 | 1,420 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $47,280 |
$35,720 | 5,980 |
| 31 | Ohio | $46,930 |
$36,440 | 10,600 |
| 32 | Kansas | $46,740 |
$37,310 | 2,950 |
| 33 | Iowa | $46,560 |
$35,530 | 2,970 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $46,310 |
$36,310 | 5,790 |
| 35 | Florida | $46,200 |
$33,870 | 14,050 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $45,760 |
$32,020 | 2,500 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $45,640 |
$36,240 | 1,690 |
| 38 | Wyoming | $45,620 |
$30,190 | 600 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $45,190 |
$33,320 | 4,640 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $43,510 |
$32,990 | 6,580 |
| 41 | Indiana | $43,350 |
$35,780 | 6,960 |
| 42 | Georgia | $43,310 |
$35,390 | 5,750 |
| 43 | Arizona | $43,060 |
$35,390 | 7,840 |
| 44 | Delaware | $42,650 |
$34,220 | 1,080 |
| 45 | Alabama | $41,310 |
$29,420 | 3,630 |
| 46 | Montana | $40,890 |
$32,000 | 1,080 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $40,740 |
$31,550 | 1,240 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $39,960 |
$33,030 | 3,470 |
| 49 | Missouri | $38,750 |
$29,710 | 7,630 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $37,110 |
$28,930 | 2,240 |
| 51 | Guam | $36,530 |
$27,280 | 100 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $36,300 |
$24,870 | 3,250 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $35,640 |
$26,950 | 50 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $32,860 |
$23,980 | 3,740 |