The highest-paying states for other 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 other social workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $87,420, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other social workers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $86,690). 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 other 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 | District of Columbia | $87,420 |
$41,970 | 270 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $86,690 |
$61,260 | 130 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | $86,070 |
$54,720 | 290 |
| 4 | Washington | $85,010 |
$47,710 | 760 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $84,970 |
$47,270 | 280 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $80,540 |
$49,630 | 100 |
| 7 | Kansas | $80,350 |
$60,600 | 210 |
| 8 | South Dakota | $79,350 |
$56,530 | 120 |
| 9 | South Carolina | $77,230 |
$41,120 | 400 |
| 10 | New York | $76,350 |
$59,240 | 1,940 |
| 11 | West Virginia | $75,030 |
$37,000 | 370 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $75,030 |
$48,870 | 1,080 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $74,710 |
$46,210 | 650 |
| 14 | Iowa | $73,030 |
$36,690 | 250 |
| 15 | Indiana | $72,820 |
$47,490 | 430 |
| 16 | Texas | $72,820 |
$37,340 | 3,000 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $72,820 |
$47,360 | 120 |
| 18 | Virginia | $72,800 |
$48,150 | 790 |
| 19 | Alabama | $71,300 |
$37,700 | 390 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $70,620 |
$33,570 | 600 |
| 21 | Georgia | $69,870 |
$36,200 | 1,250 |
| 22 | North Carolina | $68,910 |
$35,940 | 1,150 |
| 23 | Illinois | $66,620 |
$36,390 | 1,430 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $65,950 |
$35,000 | 840 |
| 25 | Minnesota | $65,780 |
$48,250 | 3,620 |
| 26 | Connecticut | $65,770 |
$47,430 | 340 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $64,750 |
$30,320 | 720 |
| 28 | Vermont | $63,300 |
$40,500 | 120 |
| 29 | Nevada | $63,250 |
$39,790 | 550 |
| 30 | Delaware | $62,920 |
$37,810 | 180 |
| 31 | California | $62,200 |
$42,750 | 6,000 |
| 32 | Maryland | $62,130 |
$40,700 | 1,580 |
| 33 | Michigan | $60,220 |
$37,600 | 1,070 |
| 34 | Oregon | $59,680 |
$40,460 | 2,300 |
| 35 | Arizona | $58,830 |
$38,860 | 1,480 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $58,450 |
$34,910 | 230 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $58,010 |
$47,360 | 480 |
| 38 | Ohio | $56,120 |
$33,930 | 2,770 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $55,040 |
$44,980 | 160 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $54,720 |
$36,300 | 390 |
| 41 | Florida | $52,520 |
$35,190 | 5,090 |
| 42 | Maine | $52,320 |
$45,890 | 740 |
| 43 | Alaska | $51,480 |
$37,580 | 440 |
| 44 | Utah | $51,040 |
$38,210 | 600 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $50,900 |
$37,760 | 2,740 |
| 46 | Colorado | $48,670 |
$36,760 | 1,910 |
| 47 | Guam | $46,920 |
$37,200 | 40 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $45,780 |
$29,320 | 1,820 |
| 49 | Montana | $43,240 |
$35,050 | 370 |
| 50 | Idaho | $41,660 |
$40,160 | 270 |
| 51 | Missouri | $40,160 |
$31,180 | 1,180 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $39,910 |
$36,000 | 680 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $35,940 |
$18,930 | 680 |