Caseworker Salary in the United States

How much does a Caseworker make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Caseworker in the United States is $87,016 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $109,650
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,628 to $98,863
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,080
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Caseworker Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $98,863 $8,239 $1,901 $48
Average $87,016 $7,251 $1,673 $42
25th Percentile $77,628 $6,469 $1,493 $37
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Key Factors That Influence Caseworker Salaries

A 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Caseworker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 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): $83,073
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $83,352
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,016
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,894
  • Expert (over 8 years): $92,243
Levels Salary
Entry Level Caseworker$83,073
Intermediate Level Caseworker$83,352
Senior Level Caseworker$87,016
Specialist Level Caseworker$91,894
Expert Level Caseworker$92,243
$83,073 0 yr
$83,352 < 2 yrs
$87,016 2-4 yrs
$91,894 5-8 yrs
$92,243 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for 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: $109,753
  • San Francisco: $108,674
  • Oakland: $106,263

What Skills Can Increase a Caseworker'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'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
$101,808
17%
Care Management
$100,068
15%
Process Management
$97,457
12%
Managed Care
$95,717
10%
Acute Care
$94,847
9%
Patient Care
$92,237
6%
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How Education impacts a Caseworker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Caseworkers 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 with a Bachelor's Degree is between $65,888 and $74,850).

Caseworker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Caseworker
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 Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 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

Salary Trends for Caseworker

Salaries for a Caseworker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,676 in 2023 to around $59,767 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Caseworker salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Caseworker Over Time

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2023
$62,676
2024
$60,856
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2023 $62,676
2024 $60,856
2025 $59,767
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