Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$73,990avg. a year
$35.57 an hour · 26,220 employed
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $73,990 a year. That is $2,050 (3%) more than the California average of $71,940. The U.S. average is $64,000.
$71,250Median pay
$35.57Average hourly
+3%vs. California average
26,220Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for child, family, and school social workers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
12,120 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$89,820
$43.18 an hour
25,840 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$80,220
$38.57 an hour
3280 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$77,630
$37.32 an hour
4830 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$74,910
$36.02 an hour
5130 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$73,530
$35.35 an hour
6400 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$71,080
$34.17 an hour
7470 jobs
Visalia, CA
$70,330
$33.81 an hour
8450 jobs
Salinas, CA
$70,220
$33.76 an hour
91,160 jobs
Modesto, CA
$69,630
$33.48 an hour
10870 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$68,940
$33.14 an hour
11200 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$68,530
$32.95 an hour
12960 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$68,190
$32.78 an hour
13130 jobs
Napa, CA
$67,310
$32.36 an hour
14720 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$67,020
$32.22 an hour
153,550 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$66,640
$32.04 an hour
163,820 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$66,600
$32.02 an hour
175,810 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$66,150
$31.80 an hour
181,920 jobs
Fresno, CA
$65,820
$31.64 an hour
19400 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$65,800
$31.64 an hour
20290 jobs
Chico, CA
$65,220
$31.36 an hour
21460 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$64,350
$30.94 an hour
22410 jobs
Redding, CA
$60,970
$29.31 an hour
23500 jobs
Merced, CA
$59,850
$28.78 an hour
24220 jobs
El Centro, CA
$57,870
$27.82 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Questions and answers
How much do child, family, and school social workers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $73,990 a year, and the median is $71,250. About 26,220 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,050 (3%) more than the California average of $71,940.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.66 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 21-1021. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.