Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Memphis, Tennessee

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,140
25th Percentile Wage
$39,910
50th Percentile Wage
$47,530
75th Percentile Wage
$58,260
90th Percentile Wage
$63,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Memphis, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,140.

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
$47,530
7.57% 25.52%
2021
$43,930
0.14% -
2020
$43,870
2.17% -
2019
$42,920
2.33% -
2018
$41,920
1.41% -
2017
$41,330
1.02% -
2016
$40,910
0.44% -
2015
$40,730
5.01% -
2014
$38,690
0.67% -
2013
$38,430
7.88% -
2012
$35,400
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,530 in Memphis is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Memphis is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$49,150
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$47,990
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$47,790
Jackson
$47,780
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin
$47,770
Memphis
$47,530
Morristown
$46,850
Johnson City
$46,830
Chattanooga
$45,600
Cleveland
$45,410
Knoxville
$44,610
Clarksville
$43,850
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
$43,090

See also: Top paying jobs in Memphis, Tennessee.