How much does an Agency Social Worker make in the United States?
As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Agency Social Worker in the United States is $61,300 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, an Agency Social Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,854
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,519 to $68,395
Key Factors That Influence Agency Social Worker Salaries
An Agency Social Worker'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Agency Social Worker Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Agency Social Worker'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): $60,641
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,829
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,293
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,539
Expert (over 8 years): $66,771
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Agency Social Worker
$60,641
Intermediate Level Agency Social Worker
$60,829
Senior Level Agency Social Worker
$63,293
Specialist Level Agency Social Worker
$66,539
Expert Level Agency Social Worker
$66,771
$60,6410 yr
$60,829< 2 yrs
$63,2932-4 yrs
$66,5395-8 yrs
$66,771> 8 yrs
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How Do Agency Social Worker 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 Agency Social Workers.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $67,871.
California: $67,614.
Massachusetts: $66,713.
District of Columbia$67,871
California$67,614
Massachusetts$66,713
Washington$66,468
New Jersey$66,443
Alaska$66,357
Connecticut$65,511
New York$65,168
Hawaii$64,071
Rhode Island$63,556
Maryland$63,207
Minnesota$62,728
Colorado$62,544
Illinois$62,483
Oregon$62,250
Delaware$62,079
New Hampshire$61,971
Virginia$61,729
Pennsylvania$61,024
Nevada$60,669
North Dakota$60,552
Michigan$60,368
Wisconsin$60,301
Vermont$60,166
Texas$59,792
Maine$59,768
Arizona$59,731
Ohio$59,688
Georgia$59,124
Indiana$58,842
Wyoming$58,787
Utah$58,701
Iowa$58,664
Kansas$58,370
Louisiana$58,284
North Carolina$58,253
Missouri$58,241
Florida$58,002
Montana$57,873
Nebraska$57,751
Kentucky$57,683
South Carolina$57,438
Tennessee$57,285
Idaho$57,224
New Mexico$56,776
Oklahoma$56,678
Alabama$56,316
South Dakota$55,710
Arkansas$55,379
West Virginia$55,201
Mississippi$54,667
Top Paying Cities for Agency Social Workers
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: $77,318
San Francisco: $76,471
Oakland: $74,860
San Jose, CA$77,318
San Francisco, CA$76,471
Oakland, CA$74,860
New York, NY$70,580
Paramus, NJ$69,722
Queens Village, NY$69,719
Passaic, NJ$69,661
Bergenfield, NJ$69,655
Stamford, CT$69,520
Huntington, NY$69,495
Newark, NJ$69,042
Bridgeport, CT$68,913
Vallejo, CA$68,791
New Brunswick, NJ$68,766
Petaluma, CA$68,730
Middlesex, NJ$68,613
Somerset, NJ$68,570
Santa Cruz, CA$68,491
Boston, MA$68,117
Monterey, CA$67,902
Seattle, WA$67,761
Santa Rosa, CA$67,749
Los Angeles, CA$67,730
Juneau, AK$67,571
Washington, DC$67,504
Orange, CA$67,285
Santa Ana, CA$67,124
Long Beach, CA$67,062
Anaheim, CA$67,050
Anchorage, AK$67,019
Santa Maria, CA$66,835
Everett, WA$66,823
Danbury, CT$66,607
Bremerton, WA$66,523
Tacoma, WA$66,302
New Suffolk, NY$66,301
Sacramento, CA$66,284
Santa Barbara, CA$66,216
Trenton, NJ$66,149
San Diego, CA$66,149
Brockton, MA$66,082
Fairbanks, AK$65,931
Lompoc, CA$65,775
Lowell, MA$65,725
Ventura, CA$65,714
Nashua, NH$65,701
Stockton, CA$65,695
Modesto, CA$65,248
Poughkeepsie, NY$65,113
Olympia, WA$64,996
Kennewick, WA$64,996
New Haven, CT$64,972
Lawrence, MA$64,751
Hartford, CT$64,690
Riverside, CA$64,678
New Bedford, MA$64,616
Richland, WA$64,616
Bakersfield, CA$64,531
San Bernardino, CA$64,506
New Britain, CT$64,500
Atlantic City, NJ$64,500
New London, CT$64,475
Norwich, CT$64,457
Portsmouth, NH$64,445
Boulder, CO$64,315
Portland, OR$64,230
Worcester, MA$64,224
Minneapolis, MN$64,034
Philadelphia, PA$63,948
Honolulu, HI$63,746
Saint Paul, MN$63,717
Vineland, NJ$63,703
Providence, RI$63,525
Chicago, IL$63,348
Bellingham, WA$63,274
Springfield, MA$63,225
Baltimore, MD$63,207
Chico, CA$63,053
Pittsfield, MA$62,888
Manchester, NH$62,771
Spokane, WA$62,502
Denver, CO$62,495
Albany, NY$62,207
Troy, NY$62,183
Nassau, NY$62,117
Schenectady, NY$62,054
Wilmington, DE$62,005
Burlington, VT$61,919
Salem, OR$61,895
Portland, ME$61,705
Yakima, WA$61,643
Rochester, MN$61,453
Reno, NV$61,423
Fresno, CA$61,423
Milwaukee, WI$61,368
Detroit, MI$61,306
Ann Arbor, MI$61,296
Allentown, PA$61,288
Colorado Springs, CO$61,184
Syracuse, NY$61,153
Carson City, NV$61,153
Houston, TX$61,067
Eugene, OR$61,037
Gary, IN$60,963
Springfield, OR$60,914
Bismarck, ND$60,902
Galveston, TX$60,859
Medford, OR$60,767
Fort Collins, CO$60,742
Concord, NH$60,712
Austin, TX$60,693
Mesa, AZ$60,564
Reading, PA$60,558
Phoenix, AZ$60,552
Dallas, TX$60,534
Saint Cloud, MN$60,475
Madison, WI$60,393
Utica, NY$60,227
Rochester, NY$60,129
Des Moines, IA$60,123
Raleigh, NC$60,117
Atlanta, GA$60,025
Battle Creek, MI$60,007
Salt Lake City, UT$59,988
Lancaster, PA$59,896
Harrisburg, PA$59,811
Kansas City, MO$59,749
Champaign, IL$59,737
Kansas City, KS$59,737
Fort Worth, TX$59,731
Columbus, OH$59,720
Boca Raton, FL$59,706
Pittsburgh, PA$59,682
Richmond, VA$59,657
Indianapolis, IN$59,645
Cleveland, OH$59,639
Las Vegas, NV$59,565
Cincinnati, OH$59,565
Petersburg, VA$59,473
Huntsville, AL$59,381
Lansing, MI$59,340
Lebanon, PA$59,332
Pueblo, CO$59,326
Appleton, WI$59,308
Buffalo, NY$59,283
Dayton, OH$59,265
Racine, WI$59,253
Charlotte, NC$59,247
Saint Louis, MO$59,228
York, PA$59,191
Elkhart, IN$59,191
Gastonia, NC$59,180
Billings, MT$59,165
Beaumont, TX$59,148
Lorain, OH$59,136
Benton Harbor, MI$59,124
Toledo, OH$59,112
Binghamton, NY$59,081
Rock Hill, SC$59,075
Rockford, IL$59,044
Springfield, IL$59,020
Elyria, OH$59,014
Fargo, ND$59,014
Flagstaff, AZ$58,971
Fort Lauderdale, FL$58,934
Duluth, MN$58,897
Miami, FL$58,897
Cheyenne, WY$58,854
Grand Forks, ND$58,854
Bangor, ME$58,719
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,652
Durham, NC$58,626
Louisville, KY$58,621
Grand Rapids, MI$58,609
Hialeah, FL$58,603
Casper, WY$58,517
Scranton, PA$58,444
New Orleans, LA$58,425
Virginia Beach, VA$58,419
Akron, OH$58,388
Peoria, IL$58,309
Sarasota, FL$58,296
Nashville, TN$58,253
Omaha, NE$58,253
Green Bay, WI$58,253
Baton Rouge, LA$58,223
Charleston, SC$58,211
Jamestown, NY$58,180
Davenport, IA$58,180
Tucson, AZ$58,149
Saint Petersburg, FL$58,112
Tampa, FL$58,100
Evansville, IN$58,063
Port Arthur, TX$58,063
Bradenton, FL$58,039
Santa Fe, NM$57,929
Orlando, FL$57,818
Clearwater, FL$57,800
Canton, OH$57,671
La Crosse, WI$57,671
Albuquerque, NM$57,634
Newport News, VA$57,628
High Point, NC$57,610
Ogden, UT$57,585
Corpus Christi, TX$57,536
Norfolk, VA$57,499
Laramie, WY$57,499
Rock Island, IL$57,463
Saginaw, MI$57,450
Jacksonville, FL$57,444
Salisbury, NC$57,432
Boise, ID$57,420
Moline, IL$57,389
Fort Myers, FL$57,371
Memphis, TN$57,359
Tulsa, OK$57,328
Waterloo, IA$57,291
Spartanburg, SC$57,230
Lincoln, NE$57,199
Fort Wayne, IN$57,187
Provo, UT$57,181
Cedar Falls, IA$57,107
San Antonio, TX$57,083
Greensboro, NC$57,058
South Bend, IN$57,052
Savannah, GA$56,985
Muskegon, MI$56,960
Birmingham, AL$56,954
Winston Salem, NC$56,924
Lake Charles, LA$56,776
Anderson, IN$56,764
Lexington, KY$56,746
Augusta, GA$56,727
Greenville, SC$56,727
Lima, OH$56,678
Wichita, KS$56,672
Tuscaloosa, AL$56,672
Columbia, SC$56,617
Springfield, OH$56,605
Asheville, NC$56,506
Bloomington, IN$56,464
Knoxville, TN$56,243
Shreveport, LA$56,237
Wilmington, NC$56,157
Roanoke, VA$56,157
Topeka, KS$56,047
Frankfort, KY$56,040
Oklahoma City, OK$55,998
Chillicothe, OH$55,973
Longview, TX$55,967
Melbourne, FL$55,961
Sioux Falls, SD$55,863
Mobile, AL$55,857
Terre Haute, IN$55,832
Altoona, PA$55,795
Amarillo, TX$55,752
Killeen, TX$55,734
Fayetteville, AR$55,685
Chattanooga, TN$55,667
Sioux City, IA$55,611
Idaho Falls, ID$55,599
Lynchburg, VA$55,550
Gainesville, FL$55,470
Portsmouth, OH$55,440
Little Rock, AR$55,428
Lafayette, LA$55,403
Youngstown, OH$55,403
Daytona Beach, FL$55,366
Clarksville, TN$55,360
Pensacola, FL$55,354
Temple, TX$55,350
Hopkinsville, KY$55,170
Erie, PA$55,158
Florence, SC$55,133
Charleston, WV$55,035
Great Falls, MT$55,005
Macon, GA$54,919
Tallahassee, FL$54,913
Fayetteville, NC$54,900
Waco, TX$54,888
Helena, MT$54,845
Pine Bluff, AR$54,822
Vincennes, IN$54,747
Lubbock, TX$54,723
Alamogordo, NM$54,686
Twin Falls, ID$54,631
Rapid City, SD$54,612
Jackson, MS$54,502
Huntington, WV$54,498
Greenville, MS$54,496
Parkersburg, WV$54,433
Montgomery, AL$54,422
Wichita Falls, TX$54,361
Springfield, MO$54,361
Biloxi, MS$54,330
Monroe, LA$54,269
Johnstown, PA$54,226
Sumter, SC$54,202
Columbus, GA$54,195
Pascagoula, MS$54,079
Abilene, TX$54,079
Kingsport, TN$53,920
Albany, GA$53,920
Gulfport, MS$53,901
Alexandria, LA$53,699
Fort Smith, AR$53,546
El Paso, TX$53,380
Las Cruces, NM$53,104
Harlingen, TX$52,949
Pocatello, ID$52,939
Florence, AL$52,859
Brownsville, TX$52,847
Mcallen, TX$52,718
Dothan, AL$52,632
Columbus, MS$52,268
Altus, OK$51,982
Lawton, OK$51,866
Pierre, SD$51,645
What Skills Can Increase an Agency Social Worker's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 7.82% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Discharge Planning (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): Developing a personalized plan to ensure the smooth transition of a patient from a health organization to the patient's home or residential care.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
7.82%
Discharge Planning
3.73%
Patient Care
2.13%
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 Agency Social Worker's salary.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Community Health: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Care Management
$65,591
7%
Patient Care
$64,978
6%
Community Health
$63,752
4%
Leadership
$63,752
4%
Organizing
$63,752
4%
Collaboration
$63,139
3%
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Agency Social Worker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Agency Social Worker roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Agency Social Worker positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Agency Social Worker as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for an Agency Social Worker
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Insurance
$73,560
$35.0
20%
How Education impacts an Agency Social Worker's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Agency Social Workers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Agency Social Worker with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$63,714
and $67,641).
Agency Social Worker Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Agency Social Worker
No Diploma0.2%
High School2.3%
Associates3.7%
Bachelors82.5%
Masters10.9%
Doctorate0.5%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.2%
High School
2.3%
Associates
3.7%
Bachelors
82.5%
Masters
10.9%
Doctorate
0.5%
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Agency Social Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Agency Social Worker'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.
Salaries for an Agency Social Worker can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $74,001 in 2023
to around $70,416 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Agency Social Worker salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Agency Social Worker Over Time
2022
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2023
$74,001
2024
$71,843
2025
$70,416
2026
$???
2027
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Average Annual Salary
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2023
$74,001
2024
$71,843
2025
$70,416
2026
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401(k)
Disability
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Pension
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Common company salaries for Agency Social Worker
Here are companies hiring for Agency Social Worker and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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