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Social Worker Salary — Top Paying Cities

Ranked salary data for Social Worker across 29 US cities, based on 4,790 active job listings. National average: $87,220/yr.

$87,220
National Avg / yr
$87,855
Highest City (Fort Lauderdale)
$84,238
Lowest City (Aurora)
4,790
Active Listings

Social Worker Salary — Top 20 Cities

Sorted by average annual salary · Based on live Adzuna listings

By State — Average Social Worker Salary

FL $87,855/yr NC $87,855/yr NJ $87,855/yr MD $87,855/yr NM $87,855/yr SC $87,855/yr AL $87,855/yr AR $87,855/yr IL $87,855/yr MA $87,855/yr MI $87,855/yr OK $87,855/yr CT $87,855/yr WA $87,855/yr VA $87,855/yr

All Cities — Ranked by Social Worker Salary

# City Avg Salary Range Listings
1 Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 148
2 Denver, CO $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 306
3 Winston-Salem, NC $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 58
4 Jersey City, NJ $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 1,199
5 Miami, FL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 88
6 Baltimore, MD $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 281
7 Las Cruces, NM $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 29
8 Greenville, SC $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 38
9 Montgomery, AL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 28
10 Little Rock, AR $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 49
11 Springfield, IL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 71
12 Plano, TX $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 76
13 Worcester, MA $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 108
14 Tampa, FL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 135
15 Detroit, MI $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 153
16 Oklahoma City, OK $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 184
17 Irving, TX $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 55
18 Bridgeport, CT $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 53
19 Bellevue, WA $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 290
20 Tulsa, OK $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 67
21 Richmond, VA $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 228
22 Tallahassee, FL $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 62
23 Louisville, KY $87,855 $20,000 – $140,000 155
24 Bakersfield, CA $84,788 $20,000 – $140,000 78
25 Albany, NY $84,788 $20,000 – $140,000 114
26 Oakland, CA $84,788 $20,000 – $140,000 333
27 Shreveport, LA $84,788 $20,000 – $140,000 54
28 Lubbock, TX $84,238 $20,000 – $140,000 19
29 Aurora, CO $84,238 $20,000 – $140,000 331

Data sourced from Adzuna job listings. Updated daily. All cities for Social Worker →