Santa Barbara County social worker salary, 2025

88 people worked as social workers for Santa Barbara County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,579, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Santa Barbara County?

Official pay range1

$69,308 to $228,675

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title

Average total pay, full-year social workers1

$94,579

average base pay $86,378

Based on the 72 of 88 social workers who worked the full year.

Most of Santa Barbara County's social workers (49 of 88) hold the title Social Services Worker, with an official range of $69,308 to $82,890. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,918, within the range.

Median total pay
$86,613
the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$5,187
average per full-year social worker
Starting salary
$69,308
bottom of the Social Services Worker range
Average pay rank
28th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Santa Barbara 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

  1. Social Services Worker$69,308 to $82,890 · 49 people
    $79,918
  2. Social Services Practitioner$84,789 to $101,786 · 14 people
    $107,553
  3. Social Services Supervisor I$84,789 to $101,786 · 8 people
    $101,417
  4. Social Services Supervisor II$99,014 to $119,152 · 16 people
    $116,923
  5. Social Services CFAO$179,176 to $228,675 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Santa Barbara County pay social workers more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?

Average total pay of full-year social workers: Santa Barbara County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year social workers at Santa Barbara County earned $440 less than the Santa Barbara County average and $11,160 less than the California average.

Average social worker pay in Santa Barbara County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Santa Barbara County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Santa Barbara County Shades match the state map.

Where does Santa Barbara County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1

All 63 California employers

Santa Barbara County ranks 28th of 63, above the middle employer.

Santa Barbara County
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k

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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$12,100
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$15,966
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Santa Barbara County

What is the average social worker salary at Santa Barbara County?

Social workers at Santa Barbara County who worked the full year earned an average of $94,579 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $86,613: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $69,308 to $228,675.

How much overtime do social workers at Santa Barbara County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $5,187 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,980: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Santa Barbara County get?

The most common pension formula among Santa Barbara County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $12,100 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Barbara County

Sources for the Santa Barbara County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Santa Barbara 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Santa Barbara County.

How we read the data