A Caseworker II'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 Caseworker II Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Caseworker II'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): $83,068
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,350
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,034
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,908
Expert (over 8 years): $92,257
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Caseworker II
$83,068
Intermediate Level Caseworker II
$83,350
Senior Level Caseworker II
$87,034
Specialist Level Caseworker II
$91,908
Expert Level Caseworker II
$92,257
$83,0680 yr
$83,350< 2 yrs
$87,0342-4 yrs
$91,9085-8 yrs
$92,257> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Caseworker II 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 Caseworker IIs.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $96,364.
California: $95,999.
Massachusetts: $94,719.
District of Columbia$96,364
California$95,999
Massachusetts$94,719
Washington$94,371
New Jersey$94,336
Alaska$94,214
Connecticut$93,013
New York$92,526
Hawaii$90,968
Rhode Island$90,237
Maryland$89,741
Minnesota$89,062
Colorado$88,801
Illinois$88,714
Oregon$88,383
Delaware$88,139
New Hampshire$87,986
Virginia$87,643
Pennsylvania$86,642
Nevada$86,138
North Dakota$85,972
Michigan$85,711
Wisconsin$85,615
Vermont$85,424
Texas$84,893
Maine$84,858
Arizona$84,806
Ohio$84,745
Georgia$83,944
Indiana$83,544
Wyoming$83,466
Utah$83,344
Iowa$83,292
Kansas$82,874
Louisiana$82,752
North Carolina$82,708
Missouri$82,691
Florida$82,352
Montana$82,169
Nebraska$81,995
Kentucky$81,899
South Carolina$81,551
Tennessee$81,333
Idaho$81,246
New Mexico$80,611
Oklahoma$80,472
Alabama$79,958
South Dakota$79,096
Arkansas$78,627
West Virginia$78,374
Mississippi$77,617
Top Paying Cities for Caseworker IIs
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: $109,776
San Francisco: $108,574
Oakland: $106,286
San Jose, CA$109,776
San Francisco, CA$108,574
Oakland, CA$106,286
New York, NY$100,210
Paramus, NJ$98,992
Queens Village, NY$98,987
Passaic, NJ$98,905
Bergenfield, NJ$98,897
Stamford, CT$98,705
Huntington, NY$98,670
Newark, NJ$98,026
Bridgeport, CT$97,843
Vallejo, CA$97,670
New Brunswick, NJ$97,635
Petaluma, CA$97,583
Middlesex, NJ$97,417
Somerset, NJ$97,356
Santa Cruz, CA$97,243
Boston, MA$96,712
Monterey, CA$96,407
Seattle, WA$96,207
Santa Rosa, CA$96,190
Los Angeles, CA$96,164
Juneau, AK$95,938
Washington, DC$95,842
Orange, CA$95,532
Santa Ana, CA$95,302
Long Beach, CA$95,215
Anaheim, CA$95,198
Anchorage, AK$95,154
Santa Maria, CA$94,893
Everett, WA$94,876
Danbury, CT$94,569
Bremerton, WA$94,449
Tacoma, WA$94,136
New Suffolk, NY$94,134
Sacramento, CA$94,110
Santa Barbara, CA$94,014
Trenton, NJ$93,918
San Diego, CA$93,918
Brockton, MA$93,823
Fairbanks, AK$93,609
Lompoc, CA$93,387
Lowell, MA$93,317
Ventura, CA$93,300
Nashua, NH$93,283
Stockton, CA$93,274
Modesto, CA$92,639
Poughkeepsie, NY$92,448
Olympia, WA$92,282
Kennewick, WA$92,282
New Haven, CT$92,247
Lawrence, MA$91,934
Hartford, CT$91,847
Riverside, CA$91,830
New Bedford, MA$91,743
Richland, WA$91,743
Bakersfield, CA$91,621
San Bernardino, CA$91,586
New Britain, CT$91,577
Atlantic City, NJ$91,577
New London, CT$91,542
Norwich, CT$91,516
Portsmouth, NH$91,499
Boulder, CO$91,314
Portland, OR$91,194
Worcester, MA$91,186
Minneapolis, MN$90,916
Philadelphia, PA$90,794
Honolulu, HI$90,507
Saint Paul, MN$90,465
Vineland, NJ$90,446
Providence, RI$90,193
Chicago, IL$89,941
Bellingham, WA$89,836
Springfield, MA$89,767
Baltimore, MD$89,741
Chico, CA$89,523
Pittsfield, MA$89,288
Manchester, NH$89,123
Spokane, WA$88,740
Denver, CO$88,731
Albany, NY$88,322
Troy, NY$88,287
Nassau, NY$88,194
Schenectady, NY$88,105
Wilmington, DE$88,035
Burlington, VT$87,913
Salem, OR$87,878
Portland, ME$87,608
Yakima, WA$87,521
Rochester, MN$87,252
Reno, NV$87,208
Fresno, CA$87,208
Milwaukee, WI$87,130
Detroit, MI$87,043
Ann Arbor, MI$87,028
Allentown, PA$87,017
Colorado Springs, CO$86,869
Syracuse, NY$86,825
Carson City, NV$86,825
Houston, TX$86,703
Eugene, OR$86,660
Gary, IN$86,555
Springfield, OR$86,486
Bismarck, ND$86,468
Galveston, TX$86,407
Medford, OR$86,277
Fort Collins, CO$86,242
Concord, NH$86,198
Austin, TX$86,172
Mesa, AZ$85,990
Reading, PA$85,981
Phoenix, AZ$85,972
Dallas, TX$85,946
Saint Cloud, MN$85,863
Madison, WI$85,746
Utica, NY$85,511
Rochester, NY$85,372
Des Moines, IA$85,363
Raleigh, NC$85,354
Atlanta, GA$85,224
Battle Creek, MI$85,198
Salt Lake City, UT$85,171
Lancaster, PA$85,041
Harrisburg, PA$84,919
Kansas City, MO$84,832
Champaign, IL$84,815
Kansas City, KS$84,815
Fort Worth, TX$84,806
Columbus, OH$84,791
Boca Raton, FL$84,771
Pittsburgh, PA$84,736
Richmond, VA$84,701
Indianapolis, IN$84,684
Cleveland, OH$84,675
Las Vegas, NV$84,571
Cincinnati, OH$84,571
Petersburg, VA$84,440
Huntsville, AL$84,310
Lansing, MI$84,252
Lebanon, PA$84,240
Pueblo, CO$84,232
Appleton, WI$84,205
Buffalo, NY$84,171
Dayton, OH$84,144
Racine, WI$84,127
Charlotte, NC$84,118
Saint Louis, MO$84,092
York, PA$84,040
Elkhart, IN$84,040
Gastonia, NC$84,023
Billings, MT$84,003
Beaumont, TX$83,979
Lorain, OH$83,962
Benton Harbor, MI$83,944
Toledo, OH$83,927
Binghamton, NY$83,883
Rock Hill, SC$83,875
Rockford, IL$83,831
Springfield, IL$83,796
Elyria, OH$83,788
Fargo, ND$83,788
Flagstaff, AZ$83,727
Fort Lauderdale, FL$83,674
Duluth, MN$83,622
Miami, FL$83,622
Cheyenne, WY$83,561
Grand Forks, ND$83,561
Bangor, ME$83,370
Cedar Rapids, IA$83,274
Durham, NC$83,238
Louisville, KY$83,231
Grand Rapids, MI$83,213
Hialeah, FL$83,205
Casper, WY$83,083
Scranton, PA$82,978
New Orleans, LA$82,952
Virginia Beach, VA$82,943
Akron, OH$82,900
Peoria, IL$82,787
Sarasota, FL$82,769
Nashville, TN$82,708
Omaha, NE$82,708
Green Bay, WI$82,708
Baton Rouge, LA$82,665
Charleston, SC$82,647
Jamestown, NY$82,604
Davenport, IA$82,604
Tucson, AZ$82,560
Saint Petersburg, FL$82,508
Tampa, FL$82,491
Evansville, IN$82,439
Port Arthur, TX$82,439
Bradenton, FL$82,404
Santa Fe, NM$82,247
Orlando, FL$82,090
Clearwater, FL$82,064
Canton, OH$81,882
La Crosse, WI$81,882
Albuquerque, NM$81,829
Newport News, VA$81,821
High Point, NC$81,795
Ogden, UT$81,760
Corpus Christi, TX$81,690
Norfolk, VA$81,638
Laramie, WY$81,638
Rock Island, IL$81,586
Saginaw, MI$81,568
Jacksonville, FL$81,560
Salisbury, NC$81,542
Boise, ID$81,525
Moline, IL$81,481
Fort Myers, FL$81,455
Memphis, TN$81,438
Tulsa, OK$81,394
Waterloo, IA$81,342
Spartanburg, SC$81,255
Lincoln, NE$81,211
Fort Wayne, IN$81,194
Provo, UT$81,185
Cedar Falls, IA$81,081
San Antonio, TX$81,046
Greensboro, NC$81,011
South Bend, IN$81,003
Savannah, GA$80,907
Muskegon, MI$80,872
Birmingham, AL$80,863
Winston Salem, NC$80,821
Lake Charles, LA$80,611
Anderson, IN$80,593
Lexington, KY$80,567
Augusta, GA$80,541
Greenville, SC$80,541
Lima, OH$80,472
Wichita, KS$80,463
Tuscaloosa, AL$80,463
Columbia, SC$80,385
Springfield, OH$80,367
Asheville, NC$80,228
Bloomington, IN$80,167
Knoxville, TN$79,854
Shreveport, LA$79,845
Wilmington, NC$79,732
Roanoke, VA$79,732
Topeka, KS$79,575
Frankfort, KY$79,566
Oklahoma City, OK$79,506
Chillicothe, OH$79,471
Longview, TX$79,462
Melbourne, FL$79,453
Sioux Falls, SD$79,314
Mobile, AL$79,305
Terre Haute, IN$79,271
Altoona, PA$79,218
Amarillo, TX$79,157
Killeen, TX$79,131
Fayetteville, AR$79,062
Chattanooga, TN$79,036
Sioux City, IA$78,957
Idaho Falls, ID$78,940
Lynchburg, VA$78,870
Gainesville, FL$78,757
Portsmouth, OH$78,714
Little Rock, AR$78,696
Lafayette, LA$78,661
Youngstown, OH$78,661
Daytona Beach, FL$78,609
Clarksville, TN$78,600
Pensacola, FL$78,592
Temple, TX$78,586
Hopkinsville, KY$78,331
Erie, PA$78,313
Florence, SC$78,278
Charleston, WV$78,139
Great Falls, MT$78,096
Macon, GA$77,974
Tallahassee, FL$77,965
Fayetteville, NC$77,948
Waco, TX$77,930
Helena, MT$77,869
Pine Bluff, AR$77,836
Vincennes, IN$77,730
Lubbock, TX$77,695
Alamogordo, NM$77,643
Twin Falls, ID$77,565
Rapid City, SD$77,539
Jackson, MS$77,382
Huntington, WV$77,376
Greenville, MS$77,373
Parkersburg, WV$77,284
Montgomery, AL$77,269
Wichita Falls, TX$77,182
Springfield, MO$77,182
Biloxi, MS$77,138
Monroe, LA$77,051
Johnstown, PA$76,990
Sumter, SC$76,955
Columbus, GA$76,947
Pascagoula, MS$76,781
Abilene, TX$76,781
Kingsport, TN$76,555
Albany, GA$76,555
Gulfport, MS$76,529
Alexandria, LA$76,242
Fort Smith, AR$76,024
El Paso, TX$75,789
Las Cruces, NM$75,398
Harlingen, TX$75,176
Pocatello, ID$75,163
Florence, AL$75,049
Brownsville, TX$75,032
Mcallen, TX$74,849
Dothan, AL$74,727
Columbus, MS$74,210
Altus, OK$73,805
Lawton, OK$73,639
Pierre, SD$73,326
What Skills Can Increase a Caseworker II's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Coordination (Mentioned in 4.16% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Acute Care (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. In medical terms, care for acute health conditions is the opposite from chronic care, or longer term care. Acute care services are generally delivered by teams of health care professionals from a range of medical and surgical specialties. Acute care may require a stay in a hospital emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care centre or other short-term stay facility, along with the assistance of diagnostic services, surgery, or follow-up outpatient care in the community. Hospital-based acute inpatient care typically has the goal of discharging patients as soon as they are deemed healthy and stable. Acute care settings include emergency department, intensive care, coronary care, cardiology, neonatal intensive care, and many general areas where the patient could become acutely unwell and require stabilization and transfer to another higher dependency unit for further treatment.
Administrative Support (Mentioned in 1.73% Job Postings): Administrative support means technical assistance, studies, surveys, or securing volunteers to assist the department in fulfilling its administrative responsibilities.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Coordination
4.16%
Acute Care
2.85%
Administrative Support
1.73%
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 a Caseworker II's salary.
Workday: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Process Management: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Workday
$101,830
17%
Care Management
$100,089
15%
Process Management
$97,478
12%
Managed Care
$95,737
10%
Acute Care
$94,867
9%
Patient Care
$92,256
6%
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Caseworker II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Caseworker II roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Caseworker positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Caseworker II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Caseworker II
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$95,737
$46.0
10%
How Education impacts a Caseworker II's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Caseworker IIs 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 a Caseworker II with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$65,888
and $74,850).
Caseworker II Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Caseworker II
No Diploma0.3%
High School6.2%
Associates7.3%
Bachelors68.6%
Masters17.3%
Doctorate0.3%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.3%
High School
6.2%
Associates
7.3%
Bachelors
68.6%
Masters
17.3%
Doctorate
0.3%
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Caseworker II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Caseworker II'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 a Caseworker II can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $62,552 in 2023
to around $59,649 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Caseworker II salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Caseworker II Over Time
2022
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2023
$62,552
2024
$60,736
2025
$59,649
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$62,552
2024
$60,736
2025
$59,649
2026
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Most common benefits for Caseworker II
Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
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Common company salaries for Caseworker II
Here are companies hiring for Caseworker II 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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FAQ about Caseworker II
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Caseworker II?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Caseworker II roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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