Tulare County social worker salary, 2025

239 people worked as social workers for Tulare County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,026, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Tulare County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$67,766 to $95,190

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year social workers1

$83,026

average base pay $73,346

Based on the 178 of 239 social workers who worked the full year.

Most of Tulare County's social workers (128 of 239) hold the title Social Services Worker III-Cws, with an official range of $67,766 to $82,588. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,549, $2,961 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$84,110
the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$3,935
average per full-year social worker
Starting salary
$45,284
bottom of the Social Services Worker I range
Average pay rank
44th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Tulare 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

  1. Social Services Worker III-Cws$67,766 to $82,588 · 128 people
    $85,549
  2. Social Services Worker III-Cws-Lead$74,723 to $91,068 · 23 people
    $99,803
  3. Child Welfare Service Supervisor$78,106 to $95,190 · 19 people
    $105,285

General social workers

  1. Social Services Worker I$45,284 to $55,189 · 9 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Social Services Worker II$50,003 to $60,940 · 22 people
    $56,955
  3. Social Services Worker III$55,222 to $67,301 · 29 people
    $66,115
  4. Social Worker-Adult Services$62,222 to $75,832 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Social Services Supervisor I$63,737 to $77,678 · 6 people
    $73,890

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

Does Tulare County pay social workers more than other employers in Tulare County?

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

Full-year social workers at Tulare County earned $88 less than the Tulare County average and $22,713 less than the California average.

Average social worker pay in Tulare County compared to nearby counties

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

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Where does Tulare County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Tulare County ranks 44th of 63, below the middle employer.

Tulare 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 Tulare 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 57
the most common formula among Tulare County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$11,348
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$8,691
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Tulare County

What is the average social worker salary at Tulare County?

Social workers at Tulare County who worked the full year earned an average of $83,026 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $84,110: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $67,766 to $95,190.

How much overtime do social workers at Tulare County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $3,935 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,487: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Tulare County get?

The most common pension formula among Tulare County's social workers is 2% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,348 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Tulare County

Sources for the Tulare County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Tulare 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 Tulare County.

How we read the data