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Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of child, family, and school social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,840
25th Percentile Wage
$42,120
50th Percentile Wage
$48,990
75th Percentile Wage
$59,490
90th Percentile Wage
$66,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$48,990
1.39% -1.20%
2016
$48,310
0.12% -
2015
$48,250
-0.83% -
2014
$48,650
0.08% -
2013
$48,610
-2.00% -
2012
$49,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,990 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for child, family, and school social workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 29.6 percent (29.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Olympia and 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Olympia
$69,600
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$67,560
Bremerton-Silverdale
$62,750
Longview
$62,580
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area
$62,500
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
$62,410
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
$61,790
Yakima
$61,490
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland
$60,420
Mount Vernon-Anacortes
$60,350
Spokane
$59,680
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
$56,970
Bellingham
$56,850
Tacoma
$55,290
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$55,280
Lewiston
$54,540
Walla Walla
$54,100
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$53,880
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area
$51,310
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
$48,990
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area
$47,010