Del Norte County social worker salary, 2025
19 people worked as social workers for Del Norte County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $80,861.
What is the average social worker salary at Del Norte County?
Official pay range1
$48,990 to $108,260
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
Based on the 13 of 19 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Del Norte County's social workers (7 of 19) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $58,876 to $89,619. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,080, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $80,707
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $1,793
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $48,990
- bottom of the Social Worker I range
- Average pay rank
- 51st
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Del Norte County pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Social Worker IFewer than 5
- Social Worker IIFewer than 5
- Social Worker III$81,080
- Social Worker Supervisor IFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV-BFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Del Norte County pay social workers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Del Norte County next to every California employer together.1
- Del Norte County$80,861
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Del Norte County earned $24,878 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Del Norte County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Del Norte County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Del Norte County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Del Norte County ranks 51st of 63, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $90,154
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Del Norte County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year social worker, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Del Norte County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $6,075
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $9,692
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Del Norte County
What is the average social worker salary at Del Norte County?
Social workers at Del Norte County who worked the full year earned an average of $80,861 in 2025. The middle social worker earned $80,707: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $48,990 to $108,260.
How much overtime do social workers at Del Norte County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $1,793 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $965: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Del Norte County get?
The most common pension formula among Del Norte County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,075 a year into the pension plan.
More public salaries at Del Norte County
Sources for the Del Norte County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Del Norte County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Del Norte County.