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Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of child, family, and school social workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$48,410
25th Percentile Wage	$54,810
50th Percentile Wage	$63,070
75th Percentile Wage	$76,770
90th Percentile Wage	$80,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,410.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$63,070	1.95%	29.36%
2021	$61,840	2.02%	-
2020	$60,590	3.12%	-
2019	$58,700	16.83%	-
2018	$48,820	-0.16%	-
2017	$48,900	1.41%	-
2016	$48,210	1.08%	-
2015	$47,690	1.15%	-
2014	$47,140	4.62%	-
2013	$44,960	0.91%	-
2012	$44,550	-	-

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,070, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for child, family, and school social workers in state of Maine, followed by Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $60,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$63,070
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$60,880
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$59,430
Bangor	$59,010
Lewiston-Auburn	$59,010