Fresno County social worker salary, 2025
521 people worked as social workers for Fresno County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,955, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Fresno County?
Official pay range, general social workers1
$50,518 to $97,292
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for general social workers, the largest group
Based on the 446 of 521 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Fresno County's social workers (248 of 521) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $62,582 to $79,846. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,458, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $79,867
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,055
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $50,518
- bottom of the Defense Social Worker I range
- Average pay rank
- 45th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Fresno 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
General social workers
- Defense Social Worker IFewer than 5
- Social Worker I$59,822
- Defense Social Worker IIFewer than 5
- Social Worker II$65,278
- Defense Social Worker IIIFewer than 5
- Probation Social Worker IIIFewer than 5
- Social Worker III$79,458
- Social Work Practitioner$92,628
- Defense Social Work SupervisorFewer than 5
- Social Work Supervisor$102,960
Children's social workers
- Social Work PractitionerFewer than 5
Medical social workers
- Medical Social Worker IIFewer than 5
- Medical Social Worker IIIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Fresno County pay social workers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Fresno County next to every California employer together.1
- Fresno County$82,955
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Fresno County earned $22,784 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Fresno County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Fresno County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$117,032 average, 2 employers$34,077 more than Fresno County
- Inyo County$99,540 average, 1 employer$16,585 more than Fresno County
- Mono County$90,577 average, 1 employer$7,622 more than Fresno County
- Kings County$88,405 average, 1 employer$5,450 more than Fresno County
- Madera County$86,398 average, 1 employer$3,443 more than Fresno County
- Tulare County$83,114 average, 3 employers$159 more than Fresno County
- San Benito County$82,545 average, 1 employer$410 less than Fresno County
- Merced County$78,222 average, 1 employer$4,733 less than Fresno County
Where does Fresno County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Fresno County ranks 45th 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 Fresno 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 Fresno County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $33,817
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,920
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Fresno County
What is the average social worker salary at Fresno County?
Social workers at Fresno County who worked the full year earned an average of $82,955 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $79,867: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $50,518 to $97,292.
How much overtime do social workers at Fresno County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $6,055 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,227: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Fresno County get?
The most common pension formula among Fresno County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $33,817 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Fresno County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Fresno 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 Fresno County.