Social Workers, All Other
SOC 21-1029 · 2024-2034
All social workers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $64,774per year
- Projected openings
- 7,530
- Projected change
- +13.2%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $123,364 | 30 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $104,680 | 90 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $95,610 | 480 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $89,262 | 80 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $84,239 | 80 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $81,003 | 190 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $79,796 | 420 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $79,154 | 740 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $77,819 | 260 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $76,884 | 40 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $72,357 | 1,620 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $70,864 | 440 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $70,690 | 550 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $70,680 | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $70,454 | 120 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $68,071 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $65,359 | 180 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $62,740 | 60 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $62,226 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $60,657 | 180 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $57,019 | 20 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $54,892 | 60 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $38,098 | 40 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | Not reported | 50 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 30 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | Not reported | 120 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | Not reported | 30 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $37,172
- A quarter earn under
- $43,536
- Half earn under
- $64,774
- Three quarters earn under
- $105,020
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $136,188
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $60,909 | 86,370 | +26.1% |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $52,520 | 73,580 | +16.1% |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,025 | 60,640 | +14.1% |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $69,184 | 46,570 | +30.7% |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $88,921 | 40,270 | +5.5% |
| Counselors, All Other | $50,217 | 25,900 | +28.1% |