Stanislaus County social worker salary, 2025
724 people worked as social workers for Stanislaus County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $73,716.
What is the average social worker salary at Stanislaus County?
Official pay range, children's social workers1
$45,074 to $78,707
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group
Based on the 532 of 724 social workers who worked the full year.
The largest group of Stanislaus County's social workers (273 of 724) hold the title Family Services Specialist II, with an official range of $53,310 to $64,792. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $58,416, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $68,738
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $962
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $45,074
- bottom of the Family Services Specialist I range
- Average pay rank
- 58th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Stanislaus 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
- Family Services Specialist IFewer than 5
- Family Services Specialist II$58,416
- Family Services Specialist III$66,258
- Family Services Specialist IV$73,472
General social workers
- Social Worker IFewer than 5
- Social Worker II$67,139
- Social Worker III$78,321
- Social Services Caseworker IFewer than 5
- Social Services Caseworker IIFewer than 5
- Social Worker IV$87,192
- Family Services Supervisor$85,358
- Social Worker Supervisor I$86,175
- Social Worker V$96,451
- Social Worker Supervisor II$105,693
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Stanislaus County pay social workers more than other employers in Stanislaus County?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Stanislaus County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Stanislaus County$73,716
- All employers in Stanislaus County$73,576
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Stanislaus County earned $140 more than the Stanislaus County average and $32,023 less than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Stanislaus County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Stanislaus County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Clara County$145,566 average, 1 employer$71,990 more than Stanislaus County
- Alameda County$125,704 average, 4 employers$52,128 more than Stanislaus County
- San Joaquin County$97,375 average, 1 employer$23,799 more than Stanislaus County
- Mariposa County$82,575 average, 1 employer$8,999 more than Stanislaus County
- Merced County$78,222 average, 1 employer$4,646 more than Stanislaus County
- Calaveras County$77,435 average, 1 employer$3,859 more than Stanislaus County
- Tuolumne County$71,809 average, 1 employer$1,767 less than Stanislaus County
Where does Stanislaus County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Stanislaus County ranks 58th 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 Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $21,665
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,609
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Stanislaus County
What is the average social worker salary at Stanislaus County?
Social workers at Stanislaus County who worked the full year earned an average of $73,716 in 2025. The middle social worker earned $68,738: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $45,074 to $78,707.
How much overtime do social workers at Stanislaus County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $962 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Stanislaus County get?
The most common pension formula among Stanislaus County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $21,665 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Stanislaus County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County.