Yolo County social worker salary, 2025
93 people worked as social workers for Yolo County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,300, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Yolo County?
Official pay range, children's social workers1
$70,533 to $123,552
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group
Based on the 62 of 93 social workers who worked the full year.
Most of Yolo County's social workers (56 of 93) hold the title Social Worker Practitioner, with an official range of $87,818 to $106,725. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,613, $10,888 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $117,595
- the middle social worker: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $10,598
- average per full-year social worker
- Starting salary
- $61,256
- bottom of the Social Worker range
- Average pay rank
- 10th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Yolo 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
- Child Welfare Worker IFewer than 5
- Child Welfare Worker IIFewer than 5
- Social Worker Practitioner$117,613
- Social Worker Supervisor II$167,377
General social workers
- Social WorkerFewer than 5
- Senior Social WorkerFewer than 5
- Social Worker Practitioner$122,661
- Social Worker Supervisor I$135,621
- Social Worker Supervisor IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Yolo County pay social workers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year social workers: Yolo County next to every California employer together.1
- Yolo County$123,300
- All employers in California$105,739
Full-year social workers at Yolo County earned $17,561 more than the California average.
Average social worker pay in Yolo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year social workers across all employers in each county that borders Yolo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Napa County$128,363 average, 1 employer$5,063 more than Yolo County
- Solano County$123,723 average, 1 employer$423 more than Yolo County
- Sacramento County$98,518 average, 1 employer$24,782 less than Yolo County
- Lake County$90,384 average, 1 employer$32,916 less than Yolo County
- Sutter County$77,742 average, 1 employer$45,558 less than Yolo County
- Colusa County$76,546 average, 1 employer$46,754 less than Yolo County
Where does Yolo County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average total pay.1
All 63 California employers
Yolo County ranks 10th 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,147
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,329
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Yolo County
What is the average social worker salary at Yolo County?
Social workers at Yolo County who worked the full year earned an average of $123,300 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker earned $117,595: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $70,533 to $123,552.
How much overtime do social workers at Yolo County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $10,598 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,360: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Yolo County get?
The most common pension formula among Yolo County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $10,147 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Yolo County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Yolo 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 Yolo County.