Panama-Buena Vista Union School District school social worker salary, 2024
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is a public school employer in Kern County. School employers report to the State Controller voluntarily. 12 people worked as school social workers for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,538.
What is the average school social worker salary at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District?
Official pay range1
$101,808 to $131,229
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest school social worker title
Based on the 12 of 12 school social workers who worked the full year.
Most of Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers (10 of 12) hold the title Social Worker 1, with an official range of $101,808 to $123,421. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,753, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $121,150
- the middle school social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $60
- average per full-year school social worker
- Starting salary
- $101,808
- bottom of the Social Worker 1 range
- Average pay rank
- 6th
- of 31 California employers
What does each school social worker title at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District 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 Worker 1$118,753
- Social Worker 2Fewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Panama-Buena Vista Union School District pay school social workers more than other employers in Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year school social workers: Panama-Buena Vista Union School District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District$120,538
- All employers in Kern County$110,079
- All employers in California$112,718
Full-year school social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District earned $10,459 more than the Kern County average and $7,820 more than the California average.
Where does Panama-Buena Vista Union School District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year school social workers, by average total pay.1
All 31 California employers
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District ranks 6th of 31, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $109,217
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 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
As reported by the school employer. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year school social worker, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $21,945
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,356
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about school social worker pay at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
What is the average school social worker salary at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District?
School social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District who worked the full year earned an average of $120,538 in 2024. The middle school social worker earned $121,150: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its school social worker titles runs from $101,808 to $131,229.
How much overtime do school social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District earn?
Full-year school social workers were paid an average of $60 in overtime in 2024. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do school social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District get?
The most common pension formula among Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the school employer. The employer paid an average of $21,945 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Kern County
- Bakersfield City School District$110,008 average total pay
- Delano Union Elementary School District$101,645 average total pay
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- Tehachapi Unified School Districtschool social worker pay
- School social workers in CaliforniaEvery school employer that reports, by average pay
- Teacher salaries in Kern CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District figures
Every person who held a school social worker position at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District at any point in 2024 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, 2024: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.