Huntington Beach social worker salary, 2025
Huntington Beach is a city in Orange County. 5 people worked as social workers for Huntington Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $86,869.
What is the average social worker salary at Huntington Beach?
Official pay range1
$64,509 to $106,434
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
Based on the 5 of 5 social workers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $82,285
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $292
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $64,509
- bottom of the Social Worker range
- Average pay rank
- 39th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Huntington Beach 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 WorkerFewer than 5
- Social Services SupervisorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Huntington Beach pay social workers more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Huntington Beach next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Huntington Beach$86,869
- All employers in Orange County$98,439
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Huntington Beach earned $11,570 less than the Orange County average and $18,870 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$112,879 average, 3 employers$14,440 more than Orange County
- San Diego County$97,698 average, 2 employers$741 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$90,240 average, 1 employer$8,199 less than Orange County
- Riverside County$87,427 average, 1 employer$11,012 less than Orange County
Where does Huntington Beach rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Huntington Beach ranks 39th 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 Huntington Beach
As reported by the city. 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 Huntington Beach's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,374
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,901
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Huntington Beach
What is the average social worker salary at Huntington Beach?
Social workers at Huntington Beach who worked the full year earned an average of $86,869 in 2025. The middle social worker earned $82,285: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $64,509 to $106,434.
How much overtime do social workers at Huntington Beach earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $292 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Huntington Beach get?
The most common pension formula among Huntington Beach's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,374 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Huntington Beach figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach.