What are the main factors that influence an Adoption Caseworker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change an Adoption Caseworker's salary?

An Adoption Caseworker's salary grows with experience: starting around $56,257 for beginners, reaching about $57,879 at mid-level, and approach $61,139 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adoption Caseworker?

Adoption Caseworker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adoption Caseworker roles are District of Columbia $64,443, California $64,199, Massachusetts $63,343. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adoption Caseworker roles make?

Salaries for Adoption Caseworker level roles vary by specialization: Legal Caseworker: $216,169; Caseworker: $87,016; Caseworker II: $86,844; Medicaid Caseworker: $84,962; County Caseworker: $63,095.

How do different companies affect an Adoption Caseworker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Adoption Caseworker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Adoption Caseworker Salary in the United States

How much does an Adoption Caseworker make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adoption Caseworker in the United States is $58,204 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an Adoption Caseworker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,266
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,527 to $65,565
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,895

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Adoption Caseworker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,565	$5,464	$1,261	$32
Average	$58,204	$4,850	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$46,527	$3,877	$895	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Adoption Caseworker Salaries

An Adoption Caseworker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Adoption Caseworker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adoption Caseworker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $56,257
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,068
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,879
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,015
Expert (over 8 years): $61,139

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Adoption Caseworker	$56,257
Intermediate Level Adoption Caseworker	$57,068
Senior Level Adoption Caseworker	$57,879
Specialist Level Adoption Caseworker	$59,015
Expert Level Adoption Caseworker	$61,139

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How Do Adoption Caseworker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Adoption Caseworkers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,443.
California: $64,199.
Massachusetts: $63,343.

District of Columbia $64,443

California $64,199

Massachusetts $63,343

Washington $63,110

New Jersey $63,087

Alaska $63,006

Connecticut $62,202

New York $61,876

Hawaii $60,835

Rhode Island $60,346

Maryland $60,014

Minnesota $59,560

Colorado $59,385

Illinois $59,327

Oregon $59,106

Delaware $58,943

New Hampshire $58,840

Virginia $58,611

Pennsylvania $57,942

Nevada $57,604

North Dakota $57,494

Michigan $57,319

Wisconsin $57,255

Vermont $57,127

Texas $56,772

Maine $56,749

Arizona $56,714

Ohio $56,673

Georgia $56,137

Indiana $55,870

Wyoming $55,817

Utah $55,736

Iowa $55,701

Kansas $55,422

Louisiana $55,340

North Carolina $55,311

Missouri $55,299

Florida $55,072

Montana $54,950

Nebraska $54,834

Kentucky $54,770

South Carolina $54,537

Tennessee $54,391

Idaho $54,333

New Mexico $53,908

Oklahoma $53,815

Alabama $53,472

South Dakota $52,896

Arkansas $52,581

West Virginia $52,412

Mississippi $51,906

Top Paying Cities for Adoption Caseworkers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $73,412
San Francisco: $72,691
Oakland: $71,078

San Jose, CA $73,412

San Francisco, CA $72,691

Oakland, CA $71,078

New York, NY $67,452

Queens Village, NY $67,016

Paramus, NJ $66,550

Passaic, NJ $66,492

Bergenfield, NJ $66,434

Stamford, CT $66,346

Huntington, NY $66,288

Newark, NJ $65,910

Bridgeport, CT $65,793

New Brunswick, NJ $65,601

Vallejo, CA $65,479

Middlesex, NJ $65,444

Somerset, NJ $65,392

Petaluma, CA $65,258

Santa Cruz, CA $65,031

Boston, MA $64,915

Monterey, CA $64,624

Fairbanks, AK $64,583

Los Angeles, CA $64,472

Washington, DC $64,443

Seattle, WA $64,338

Santa Rosa, CA $64,327

Juneau, AK $64,158

Orange, CA $63,966

Anchorage, AK $63,861

Anaheim, CA $63,820

Santa Ana, CA $63,733

Nassau, NY $63,698

Long Beach, CA $63,675

Danbury, CT $63,657

Santa Maria, CA $63,459

Everett, WA $63,448

Bremerton, WA $63,163

Trenton, NJ $63,052

Sacramento, CA $63,029

San Diego, CA $63,000

Brockton, MA $62,976

Tacoma, WA $62,953

Santa Barbara, CA $62,872

Lowell, MA $62,639

New Suffolk, NY $62,616

Nashua, NH $62,546

Lompoc, CA $62,453

Ventura, CA $62,394

Stockton, CA $62,377

New Haven, CT $62,260

Atlantic City, NJ $62,109

Hartford, CT $61,981

Modesto, CA $61,952

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,824

New Britain, CT $61,795

Olympia, WA $61,713

Kennewick, WA $61,713

New London, CT $61,702

Norwich, CT $61,684

Lawrence, MA $61,655

Bakersfield, CA $61,492

Riverside, CA $61,411

New Bedford, MA $61,411

Richland, WA $61,353

Portsmouth, NH $61,306

Vineland, NJ $61,294

San Bernardino, CA $61,248

Boulder, CO $61,085

Worcester, MA $61,038

Portland, OR $60,986

Saint Paul, MN $60,916

Minneapolis, MN $60,916

Philadelphia, PA $60,835

Honolulu, HI $60,526

Springfield, MA $60,322

Providence, RI $60,316

Chicago, IL $60,148

Bellingham, WA $60,078

Baltimore, MD $60,014

Chico, CA $59,868

Wilmington, DE $59,769

Pittsfield, MA $59,711

Manchester, NH $59,601

Spokane, WA $59,344

Denver, CO $59,339

Albany, NY $59,065

Troy, NY $59,042

Schenectady, NY $58,920

Burlington, VT $58,792

Portland, ME $58,588

Salem, OR $58,541

Yakima, WA $58,530

Ann Arbor, MI $58,512

Rochester, MN $58,349

Fresno, CA $58,320

Reno, NV $58,320

Milwaukee, WI $58,268

Detroit, MI $58,210

Allentown, PA $58,192

Carson City, NV $58,186

Houston, TX $58,099

Colorado Springs, CO $58,093

Syracuse, NY $58,064

Eugene, OR $57,953

Bismarck, ND $57,884

Gary, IN $57,884

Galveston, TX $57,884

Springfield, OR $57,837

Medford, OR $57,697

Fort Collins, CO $57,674

Austin, TX $57,627

Mesa, AZ $57,505

Phoenix, AZ $57,494

Dallas, TX $57,476

Reading, PA $57,441

Saint Cloud, MN $57,418

Concord, NH $57,366

Madison, WI $57,342

Utica, NY $57,185

Raleigh, NC $57,139

Las Vegas, NV $57,133

Rochester, NY $57,092

Des Moines, IA $57,086

Atlanta, GA $56,993

Battle Creek, MI $56,976

Salt Lake City, UT $56,958

Lancaster, PA $56,871

Champaign, IL $56,859

Harrisburg, PA $56,789

Durham, NC $56,737

Kansas City, MO $56,731

Kansas City, KS $56,720

Fort Worth, TX $56,714

Boca Raton, FL $56,690

Cleveland, OH $56,685

Columbus, OH $56,673

Pittsburgh, PA $56,667

Richmond, VA $56,644

Indianapolis, IN $56,632

Cincinnati, OH $56,557

Petersburg, VA $56,469

Billings, MT $56,341

Lansing, MI $56,341

Huntsville, AL $56,341

Lebanon, PA $56,335

Dayton, OH $56,330

Pueblo, CO $56,330

Appleton, WI $56,312

Buffalo, NY $56,289

Racine, WI $56,260

Charlotte, NC $56,254

Saint Louis, MO $56,236

Springfield, IL $56,213

Elkhart, IN $56,201

York, PA $56,201

Gastonia, NC $56,196

Benton Harbor, MI $56,196

Beaumont, TX $56,161

Lorain, OH $56,149

Toledo, OH $56,126

Binghamton, NY $56,097

Rock Hill, SC $56,091

Rockford, IL $56,062

Fargo, ND $56,033

Elyria, OH $56,033

Flagstaff, AZ $55,992

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,957

Miami, FL $55,922

Duluth, MN $55,829

Bangor, ME $55,753

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,689

Louisville, KY $55,660

Grand Rapids, MI $55,649

Hialeah, FL $55,643

Casper, WY $55,561

Scranton, PA $55,491

New Orleans, LA $55,474

Virginia Beach, VA $55,468

Akron, OH $55,439

Peoria, IL $55,363

Sarasota, FL $55,352

Green Bay, WI $55,311

Baton Rouge, LA $55,282

Charleston, SC $55,270

Nashville, TN $55,253

Jamestown, NY $55,241

Davenport, IA $55,241

Tucson, AZ $55,212

Cheyenne, WY $55,195

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,177

Tampa, FL $55,165

Omaha, NE $55,154

Port Arthur, TX $55,131

Evansville, IN $55,131

Bradenton, FL $55,107

Santa Fe, NM $55,002

Orlando, FL $54,944

Clearwater, FL $54,880

Canton, OH $54,758

La Crosse, WI $54,758

Grand Forks, ND $54,741

Albuquerque, NM $54,723

Tulsa, OK $54,723

Newport News, VA $54,717

High Point, NC $54,700

Ogden, UT $54,677

Corpus Christi, TX $54,630

Laramie, WY $54,595

Norfolk, VA $54,595

Rock Island, IL $54,560

Saginaw, MI $54,549

Jacksonville, FL $54,543

Salisbury, NC $54,531

Memphis, TN $54,519

Moline, IL $54,490

Fort Myers, FL $54,473

Waterloo, IA $54,397

Spartanburg, SC $54,339

Lincoln, NE $54,310

Fort Wayne, IN $54,298

Birmingham, AL $54,234

Cedar Falls, IA $54,223

Provo, UT $54,217

Springfield, OH $54,211

San Antonio, TX $54,199

Greensboro, NC $54,176

South Bend, IN $54,170

Winston Salem, NC $54,164

Boise, ID $54,147

Savannah, GA $54,106

Muskegon, MI $54,001

Lima, OH $53,932

Lake Charles, LA $53,908

Anderson, IN $53,897

Lexington, KY $53,879

Augusta, GA $53,862

Greenville, SC $53,862

Wichita, KS $53,809

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,809

Columbia, SC $53,757

Bloomington, IN $53,611

Roanoke, VA $53,577

Asheville, NC $53,501

Knoxville, TN $53,402

Shreveport, LA $53,396

Wilmington, NC $53,320

Frankfort, KY $53,210

Oklahoma City, OK $53,169

Chillicothe, OH $53,146

Longview, TX $53,140

Topeka, KS $53,123

Mobile, AL $53,035

Terre Haute, IN $53,012

Erie, PA $53,006

Altoona, PA $52,977

Melbourne, FL $52,960

Amarillo, TX $52,936

Killeen, TX $52,919

Fayetteville, AR $52,872

Sioux Falls, SD $52,831

Chattanooga, TN $52,797

Idaho Falls, ID $52,791

Gainesville, FL $52,669

Portsmouth, OH $52,639

Little Rock, AR $52,628

Lynchburg, VA $52,628

Lafayette, LA $52,605

Youngstown, OH $52,605

Temple, TX $52,581

Daytona Beach, FL $52,570

Clarksville, TN $52,564

Pensacola, FL $52,558

Hopkinsville, KY $52,383

Charleston, WV $52,378

Florence, SC $52,348

Sioux City, IA $52,313

Macon, GA $52,145

Tallahassee, FL $52,139

Fayetteville, NC $52,127

Waco, TX $52,116

Wichita Falls, TX $52,116

Pine Bluff, AR $52,092

Vincennes, IN $51,982

Lubbock, TX $51,958

Great Falls, MT $51,924

Alamogordo, NM $51,918

Abilene, TX $51,871

Rapid City, SD $51,795

Monroe, LA $51,795

Albany, GA $51,761

Huntington, WV $51,755

Jackson, MS $51,749

Greenville, MS $51,743

Parkersburg, WV $51,685

Montgomery, AL $51,673

Johnstown, PA $51,662

Springfield, MO $51,615

Biloxi, MS $51,586

Sumter, SC $51,464

Columbus, GA $51,458

Twin Falls, ID $51,423

Pascagoula, MS $51,347

Kingsport, TN $51,196

Gulfport, MS $51,179

Alexandria, LA $50,986

Fort Smith, AR $50,841

El Paso, TX $50,684

Helena, MT $50,608

Las Cruces, NM $50,422

Harlingen, TX $50,259

Pocatello, ID $50,207

Florence, AL $50,189

Brownsville, TX $50,177

Dothan, AL $50,084

Mcallen, TX $50,055

Columbus, MS $49,624

Altus, OK $49,357

Lawton, OK $49,246

Pierre, SD $49,037

What Skills Can Increase an Adoption Caseworker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 11.23% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Credit Card (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A credit card is a type of credit facility, provided by banks that allow customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved credit limit.
Point of Sale (Mentioned in 0.78% Job Postings): Accepting payments from customers for goods and services either in person or online.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	11.23%
Credit Card	2.19%
Point of Sale	0.78%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Adoption Caseworker's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Empathy: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Selling Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$64,606	11%
Empathy	$62,278	7%
Selling Skills	$62,278	7%
Written Communication	$61,696	6%
Team Building	$61,696	6%
Commitment	$61,114	5%

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Adoption Caseworker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adoption Caseworker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$46,527

Average $58,204/year

$65,565

$3,877

Average $4,850/month

$5,464

$895

Average $1,119/week

$1,261

$22

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,565	$5,464	$1,261	$32
Average	$58,204	$4,850	$1,119	$28
25th Percentile	$46,527	$3,877	$895	$22

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Salary Trends for Adoption Caseworker

Salaries for an Adoption Caseworker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $56,351 in 2023 to around $55,965 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Adoption Caseworker salary trends, .

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2023

$56,351

2024

$56,609

2025

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2024	$56,609
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