Kings County social worker salary, 2025
93 people worked as social workers for Kings County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,405, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Kings County?
Official pay range, children's social workers1
$55,182 to $105,414
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group
Based on the 63 of 93 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Kings County's social workers (24 of 93) hold the title Social Worker III-Cps, with an official range of $67,329 to $82,201. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,638, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $87,034
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $12,200
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $49,961
- bottom of the Social Worker I range
- Average pay rank
- 36th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Kings 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-CpsFewer than 5
- Social Worker II-CpsFewer than 5
- Social Worker III-Cps$81,638
- Social Worker Practitioner-Cps$102,481
- Social Worker Supervisor-Cps$114,091
General social workers
- Social Worker IFewer than 5
- Social Worker II$58,159
- Social Worker III$70,316
- Social Worker SupervisorFewer than 5
Medical social workers
- Medical Social Worker IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Kings County pay social workers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Kings County next to every California employer together.1
- Kings County$88,405
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Kings County earned $17,334 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Kings County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Kings County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$117,032 average, 2 employers$28,627 more than Kings County
- San Luis Obispo County$96,583 average, 1 employer$8,178 more than Kings County
- Kern County$85,450 average, 2 employers$2,955 less than Kings County
- Tulare County$83,114 average, 3 employers$5,291 less than Kings County
- Fresno County$82,955 average, 1 employer$5,450 less than Kings County
Where does Kings County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Kings County ranks 36th 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 Kings 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 Kings County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,193
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $8,892
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Kings County
What is the average social worker salary at Kings County?
Social workers at Kings County who worked the full year earned an average of $88,405 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $87,034: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $55,182 to $105,414.
How much overtime do social workers at Kings County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $12,200 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,255: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Kings County get?
The most common pension formula among Kings County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $7,193 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Kings County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Kings 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 Kings County.