Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Iowa City, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Iowa City, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of child, family, and school social workers in Iowa City 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 Iowa City, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,200
25th Percentile Wage
$38,960
50th Percentile Wage
$46,560
75th Percentile Wage
$60,730
90th Percentile Wage
$73,470

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Iowa City, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,200.

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
$46,560
-4.57% 31.31%
2021
$48,690
-13.37% -
2020
$55,200
-4.08% -
2019
$57,450
15.60% -
2018
$48,490
15.88% -
2017
$40,790
6.42% -
2016
$38,170
-9.67% -
2015
$41,860
18.87% -
2014
$33,960
6.33% -
2013
$31,810
-0.53% -
2012
$31,980
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,560 in Iowa City is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Iowa City is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area and 11.7 percent (11.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$56,310
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$47,540
Des Moines-West Des Moines
$47,280
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$47,260
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$46,820
Waterloo-Cedar Falls
$46,820
Ames
$46,790
Iowa City
$46,560
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$45,360
Cedar Rapids
$41,590
Dubuque
$41,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Iowa City, Iowa.