Solano County social worker salary, 2025
223 people worked as social workers for Solano County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,723, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Solano County?
Official pay range, children's social workers1
$87,339 to $131,907
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group
Based on the 110 of 223 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Solano County's social workers (66 of 223) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $96,075 to $116,780. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,500, $20,720 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $121,677
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $4,086
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $66,349
- bottom of the Social Services Worker range
- Average pay rank
- 9th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Solano 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 II$106,715
- Social Worker III$137,500
- Social Services Program CoordFewer than 5
- Social Services Supervisor$149,974
General social workers
- Social Services Worker$82,118
- Social Worker II$108,373
- Social Worker III$124,896
- Social Services Program CoordFewer than 5
- Social Services Supervisor$143,295
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Solano County pay social workers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Solano County next to every California employer together.1
- Solano County$123,723
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Solano County earned $17,984 more than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Solano County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Solano County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Napa County$128,363 average, 1 employer$4,640 more than Solano County
- Marin County$124,026 average, 1 employer$303 more than Solano County
- Yolo County$123,300 average, 1 employer$423 less than Solano County
- Contra Costa County$118,258 average, 1 employer$5,465 less than Solano County
- Sonoma County$114,547 average, 1 employer$9,176 less than Solano County
- Sacramento County$98,518 average, 1 employer$25,205 less than Solano County
Where does Solano County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Solano County ranks 9th of 63, above 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 Solano 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 Solano County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,867
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $2,726
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Solano County
What is the average social worker salary at Solano County?
Social workers at Solano County who worked the full year earned an average of $123,723 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $121,677: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $87,339 to $131,907.
How much overtime do social workers at Solano County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $4,086 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $287: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Solano County get?
The most common pension formula among Solano County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,867 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Solano County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Solano 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 Solano County.