Humboldt County social worker salary, 2025
139 people worked as social workers for Humboldt County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,660, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Humboldt County?
Official pay range, children's social workers1
$49,488 to $104,570
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group
Based on the 113 of 139 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Humboldt County's social workers (19 of 139) hold the title Soc Worker Swiv 40 Hr, with an official range of $60,414 to $77,525. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,138, $5,613 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $82,614
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $7,014
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $49,488
- bottom of the Social Worker I 40 Hrs range
- Average pay rank
- 33rd
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Humboldt 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
Children's social workers
- Social Worker I 40 Hrs$63,004
- Soc Worker II-Underfill IV 40 Hr$74,586
- Social Worker II 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Soc Worker Swiv 40 Hr$83,138
- Soc Worker III underfill Swiv 40 HrFewer than 5
- Social Worker III 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV A 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV B 40 Hrs$95,686
- Social Worker IV C 40 Hrs$99,979
- Social Worker Supervisor IFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV D 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Social Worker Supervisor II 40 Hrs$124,914
General social workers
- Social Worker I 40 Hrs$57,112
- Social Worker II 40 Hrs$67,200
- Social Worker III 40 Hrs$90,079
- Social Worker III (County)Fewer than 5
- Social Worker IV B 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV C 40 Hrs$86,510
- Social Worker Supervisor IFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV D 40 HrsFewer than 5
- Social Worker Supervisor II 40 HrsFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Humboldt County pay social workers more than other employers in Humboldt County?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Humboldt County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Humboldt County$89,660
- All employers in Humboldt County$89,660
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Humboldt County earned the same as the Humboldt County average and $16,079 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Humboldt County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Humboldt County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Humboldt County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Humboldt County ranks 33rd 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,072
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $642
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Humboldt County
What is the average social worker salary at Humboldt County?
Social workers at Humboldt County who worked the full year earned an average of $89,660 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $82,614: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $49,488 to $104,570.
How much overtime do social workers at Humboldt County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $7,014 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,006: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Humboldt County get?
The most common pension formula among Humboldt County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $7,072 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Humboldt County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Humboldt 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 Humboldt County.