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Child, Family, and School Social Workers Salary in California

The median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in California is $69,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $73,150.

Pay spans roughly $46,980 at the 10th percentile to $102,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $33.29 per hour. An estimated 55,220 people work as child, family, and school social workers in California.

Median (annual)	$69,250
Mean (annual)	$73,150
Median (hourly)	$33.29
10th percentile	$46,980
90th percentile	$102,460
Employment	55,220

Updated 2026-07-23.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers in other areas

• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Texas
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Florida
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New York
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Pennsylvania
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Illinois
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Ohio
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in North Carolina
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Georgia
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Michigan
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New Jersey
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Virginia
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Massachusetts
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Washington
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Tennessee
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Indiana
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Arizona
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Wisconsin
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Minnesota

Other occupations in California

• Home Health and Personal Care Aides
• Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Retail Salespersons
• Cashiers
• Registered Nurses
• Office Clerks, General
• Software Developers
• General and Operations Managers
• Stockers and Order Fillers
• Waiters and Waitresses
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Security Guards
• Customer Service Representatives
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
• Accountants and Auditors
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
• Business Operations Specialists, All Other
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
• Cooks, Restaurant
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
• Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.