Oakland social worker salary, 2025
Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 7 people worked as social workers for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,808, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Oakland?
Official pay range1
$65,953 to $80,951
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
Based on the 7 of 7 social workers who worked the full year.
Most of Oakland's social workers (7 of 7) hold the title Family Services Specialist, with an official range of $65,953 to $80,951. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,808, $7,857 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $85,688
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $7,139
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $65,953
- bottom of the Family Services Specialist range
- Average pay rank
- 34th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Oakland 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
- Family Services Specialist$88,808
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Oakland pay social workers more than other employers in Alameda County?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Oakland next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Oakland$88,808
- All employers in Alameda County$125,704
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Oakland earned $36,896 less than the Alameda County average and $16,931 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Alameda County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Alameda County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Clara County$145,566 average, 1 employer$19,862 more than Alameda County
- San Mateo County$137,387 average, 1 employer$11,683 more than Alameda County
- San Francisco County$129,691 average, 1 employer$3,987 more than Alameda County
- Contra Costa County$118,258 average, 1 employer$7,446 less than Alameda County
- San Joaquin County$97,375 average, 1 employer$28,329 less than Alameda County
- Stanislaus County$73,576 average, 2 employers$52,128 less than Alameda County
Where does Oakland rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Oakland ranks 34th 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 Oakland
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 Oakland's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $31,288
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,365
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Oakland
What is the average social worker salary at Oakland?
Social workers at Oakland who worked the full year earned an average of $88,808 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $85,688: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $65,953 to $80,951.
How much overtime do social workers at Oakland earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $7,139 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,324: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Oakland get?
The most common pension formula among Oakland's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $31,288 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Alameda County
- Alameda Health System$150,771 average total pay
- Alameda County$124,676 average total pay
- Washington Township Health Care District$116,313 average total pay
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- Police officer salaries at Oakland$220,747 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Oakland$165,752 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Oakland$126,509 average total pay
- Firefighter salaries at Oakland$216,496 average total pay
- Librarian salaries at Oakland$111,842 average total pay
- Paramedic and EMT salaries at Oakland$98,710 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Alameda CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Oakland figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Oakland 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 Oakland.