What are the main factors that influence an Intake Social Worker's salary?

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

How does experience change An Intake Social Worker's salary?

An Intake Social Worker's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,285 for beginners, reaching about $62,667 at mid-level, and approach $66,439 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Intake Social Worker?

Intake Social Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Intake Social Worker roles are District of Columbia $68,233, California $67,974, Massachusetts $67,068. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Intake Social Worker roles make?

Salaries for Intake Social Worker level roles vary by specialization: Geriatric Social Worker: $89,661; Licensed Clinical Social Worker: $83,564; Medical Social Worker (MSW): $65,900; Medical Social Worker (BSW): $65,900; Social Worker: $63,097.

How do different companies affect an Intake Social Worker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Intake Social Worker roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Intake Social Worker Salary in the United States

How much does an Intake Social Worker make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Intake Social Worker in the United States is $61,627 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Intake Social Worker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,188
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,883 to $68,725
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,743

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Intake Social Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,725	$5,727	$1,322	$33
Average	$61,627	$5,136	$1,185	$30
25th Percentile	$54,883	$4,574	$1,055	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Intake Social Worker Salaries

An Intake 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 Intake Social Worker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Intake 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): $59,285
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,753
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,667
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,868
Expert (over 8 years): $66,439

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Intake Social Worker	$59,285
Intermediate Level Intake Social Worker	$59,753
Senior Level Intake Social Worker	$62,667
Specialist Level Intake Social Worker	$65,868
Expert Level Intake Social Worker	$66,439

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How Do Intake 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 Intake Social Workers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,233.
California: $67,974.
Massachusetts: $67,068.

District of Columbia $68,233

California $67,974

Massachusetts $67,068

Washington $66,822

New Jersey $66,797

Alaska $66,711

Connecticut $65,861

New York $65,515

Hawaii $64,412

Rhode Island $63,895

Maryland $63,543

Minnesota $63,063

Colorado $62,878

Illinois $62,816

Oregon $62,582

Delaware $62,409

New Hampshire $62,301

Virginia $62,058

Pennsylvania $61,349

Nevada $60,992

North Dakota $60,875

Michigan $60,690

Wisconsin $60,622

Vermont $60,487

Texas $60,111

Maine $60,086

Arizona $60,049

Ohio $60,006

Georgia $59,439

Indiana $59,156

Wyoming $59,100

Utah $59,014

Iowa $58,977

Kansas $58,681

Louisiana $58,595

North Carolina $58,564

Missouri $58,552

Florida $58,311

Montana $58,182

Nebraska $58,059

Kentucky $57,991

South Carolina $57,744

Tennessee $57,590

Idaho $57,529

New Mexico $57,079

Oklahoma $56,980

Alabama $56,617

South Dakota $56,006

Arkansas $55,674

West Virginia $55,495

Mississippi $54,959

Top Paying Cities for Intake 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: $77,730
San Francisco: $76,966
Oakland: $75,259

San Jose, CA $77,730

San Francisco, CA $76,966

Oakland, CA $75,259

New York, NY $71,419

Queens Village, NY $70,957

Paramus, NJ $70,464

Passaic, NJ $70,402

Bergenfield, NJ $70,341

Stamford, CT $70,248

Huntington, NY $70,187

Newark, NJ $69,786

Bridgeport, CT $69,663

New Brunswick, NJ $69,460

Vallejo, CA $69,330

Middlesex, NJ $69,293

Somerset, NJ $69,238

Petaluma, CA $69,096

Santa Cruz, CA $68,856

Boston, MA $68,732

Monterey, CA $68,424

Fairbanks, AK $68,381

Los Angeles, CA $68,264

Washington, DC $68,233

Seattle, WA $68,122

Santa Rosa, CA $68,110

Juneau, AK $67,931

Orange, CA $67,728

Anchorage, AK $67,617

Anaheim, CA $67,574

Santa Ana, CA $67,481

Nassau, NY $67,444

Long Beach, CA $67,420

Danbury, CT $67,401

Santa Maria, CA $67,192

Everett, WA $67,179

Bremerton, WA $66,877

Trenton, NJ $66,760

Sacramento, CA $66,736

San Diego, CA $66,705

Brockton, MA $66,680

Tacoma, WA $66,656

Santa Barbara, CA $66,569

Lowell, MA $66,323

New Suffolk, NY $66,298

Nashua, NH $66,224

Lompoc, CA $66,126

Ventura, CA $66,064

Stockton, CA $66,045

New Haven, CT $65,922

Atlantic City, NJ $65,762

Hartford, CT $65,626

Modesto, CA $65,596

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,460

New Britain, CT $65,429

Olympia, WA $65,343

Kennewick, WA $65,343

New London, CT $65,331

Norwich, CT $65,312

Lawrence, MA $65,281

Bakersfield, CA $65,109

Riverside, CA $65,022

New Bedford, MA $65,022

Richland, WA $64,961

Portsmouth, NH $64,912

Vineland, NJ $64,899

San Bernardino, CA $64,850

Boulder, CO $64,677

Worcester, MA $64,628

Portland, OR $64,573

Saint Paul, MN $64,499

Minneapolis, MN $64,499

Philadelphia, PA $64,412

Honolulu, HI $64,086

Springfield, MA $63,870

Providence, RI $63,864

Chicago, IL $63,685

Bellingham, WA $63,611

Baltimore, MD $63,543

Chico, CA $63,389

Wilmington, DE $63,285

Pittsfield, MA $63,223

Manchester, NH $63,106

Spokane, WA $62,835

Denver, CO $62,829

Albany, NY $62,539

Troy, NY $62,514

Schenectady, NY $62,385

Burlington, VT $62,249

Portland, ME $62,034

Salem, OR $61,984

Yakima, WA $61,972

Ann Arbor, MI $61,953

Rochester, MN $61,781

Fresno, CA $61,750

Reno, NV $61,750

Milwaukee, WI $61,695

Detroit, MI $61,633

Allentown, PA $61,614

Carson City, NV $61,608

Houston, TX $61,516

Colorado Springs, CO $61,510

Syracuse, NY $61,479

Eugene, OR $61,362

Bismarck, ND $61,288

Gary, IN $61,288

Galveston, TX $61,288

Springfield, OR $61,239

Medford, OR $61,091

Fort Collins, CO $61,066

Austin, TX $61,017

Mesa, AZ $60,887

Phoenix, AZ $60,875

Dallas, TX $60,856

Reading, PA $60,819

Saint Cloud, MN $60,795

Concord, NH $60,739

Madison, WI $60,715

Utica, NY $60,548

Raleigh, NC $60,499

Las Vegas, NV $60,493

Rochester, NY $60,450

Des Moines, IA $60,444

Atlanta, GA $60,345

Battle Creek, MI $60,326

Salt Lake City, UT $60,308

Lancaster, PA $60,216

Champaign, IL $60,203

Harrisburg, PA $60,129

Durham, NC $60,074

Kansas City, MO $60,068

Kansas City, KS $60,055

Fort Worth, TX $60,049

Boca Raton, FL $60,025

Cleveland, OH $60,018

Columbus, OH $60,006

Pittsburgh, PA $60,000

Richmond, VA $59,975

Indianapolis, IN $59,963

Cincinnati, OH $59,883

Petersburg, VA $59,790

Billings, MT $59,655

Lansing, MI $59,655

Huntsville, AL $59,655

Lebanon, PA $59,649

Dayton, OH $59,642

Pueblo, CO $59,642

Appleton, WI $59,624

Buffalo, NY $59,599

Racine, WI $59,568

Charlotte, NC $59,562

Saint Louis, MO $59,544

Springfield, IL $59,519

Elkhart, IN $59,507

York, PA $59,507

Gastonia, NC $59,501

Benton Harbor, MI $59,501

Beaumont, TX $59,464

Lorain, OH $59,451

Toledo, OH $59,427

Binghamton, NY $59,396

Rock Hill, SC $59,390

Rockford, IL $59,359

Fargo, ND $59,328

Elyria, OH $59,328

Flagstaff, AZ $59,285

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,248

Miami, FL $59,211

Duluth, MN $59,112

Bangor, ME $59,032

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,965

Louisville, KY $58,934

Grand Rapids, MI $58,921

Hialeah, FL $58,915

Casper, WY $58,829

Scranton, PA $58,755

New Orleans, LA $58,737

Virginia Beach, VA $58,730

Akron, OH $58,700

Peoria, IL $58,619

Sarasota, FL $58,607

Green Bay, WI $58,564

Baton Rouge, LA $58,533

Charleston, SC $58,521

Nashville, TN $58,502

Jamestown, NY $58,490

Davenport, IA $58,490

Tucson, AZ $58,459

Cheyenne, WY $58,441

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,422

Tampa, FL $58,410

Omaha, NE $58,398

Port Arthur, TX $58,373

Evansville, IN $58,373

Bradenton, FL $58,348

Santa Fe, NM $58,237

Orlando, FL $58,176

Clearwater, FL $58,108

Canton, OH $57,978

La Crosse, WI $57,978

Grand Forks, ND $57,960

Albuquerque, NM $57,942

Tulsa, OK $57,942

Newport News, VA $57,935

High Point, NC $57,917

Ogden, UT $57,892

Corpus Christi, TX $57,843

Laramie, WY $57,806

Norfolk, VA $57,806

Rock Island, IL $57,769

Saginaw, MI $57,757

Jacksonville, FL $57,750

Salisbury, NC $57,738

Memphis, TN $57,726

Moline, IL $57,695

Fort Myers, FL $57,677

Waterloo, IA $57,596

Spartanburg, SC $57,535

Lincoln, NE $57,504

Fort Wayne, IN $57,492

Birmingham, AL $57,424

Cedar Falls, IA $57,412

Provo, UT $57,405

Springfield, OH $57,399

San Antonio, TX $57,387

Greensboro, NC $57,362

South Bend, IN $57,356

Winston Salem, NC $57,350

Boise, ID $57,331

Savannah, GA $57,288

Muskegon, MI $57,177

Lima, OH $57,103

Lake Charles, LA $57,079

Anderson, IN $57,066

Lexington, KY $57,048

Augusta, GA $57,029

Greenville, SC $57,029

Wichita, KS $56,974

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,974

Columbia, SC $56,919

Bloomington, IN $56,764

Roanoke, VA $56,727

Asheville, NC $56,647

Knoxville, TN $56,543

Shreveport, LA $56,536

Wilmington, NC $56,456

Frankfort, KY $56,339

Oklahoma City, OK $56,296

Chillicothe, OH $56,271

Longview, TX $56,265

Topeka, KS $56,247

Mobile, AL $56,154

Terre Haute, IN $56,130

Erie, PA $56,124

Altoona, PA $56,093

Melbourne, FL $56,074

Amarillo, TX $56,050

Killeen, TX $56,031

Fayetteville, AR $55,982

Sioux Falls, SD $55,939

Chattanooga, TN $55,902

Idaho Falls, ID $55,896

Gainesville, FL $55,766

Portsmouth, OH $55,735

Little Rock, AR $55,723

Lynchburg, VA $55,723

Lafayette, LA $55,698

Youngstown, OH $55,698

Temple, TX $55,674

Daytona Beach, FL $55,661

Clarksville, TN $55,655

Pensacola, FL $55,649

Hopkinsville, KY $55,464

Charleston, WV $55,458

Florence, SC $55,427

Sioux City, IA $55,390

Macon, GA $55,211

Tallahassee, FL $55,205

Fayetteville, NC $55,193

Waco, TX $55,181

Wichita Falls, TX $55,181

Pine Bluff, AR $55,156

Vincennes, IN $55,039

Lubbock, TX $55,014

Great Falls, MT $54,977

Alamogordo, NM $54,971

Abilene, TX $54,922

Rapid City, SD $54,842

Monroe, LA $54,842

Albany, GA $54,805

Huntington, WV $54,799

Jackson, MS $54,792

Greenville, MS $54,786

Parkersburg, WV $54,725

Montgomery, AL $54,712

Johnstown, PA $54,700

Springfield, MO $54,651

Biloxi, MS $54,620

Sumter, SC $54,490

Columbus, GA $54,484

Twin Falls, ID $54,447

Pascagoula, MS $54,367

Kingsport, TN $54,207

Gulfport, MS $54,188

Alexandria, LA $53,985

Fort Smith, AR $53,831

El Paso, TX $53,665

Helena, MT $53,585

Las Cruces, NM $53,387

Harlingen, TX $53,215

Pocatello, ID $53,159

Florence, AL $53,141

Brownsville, TX $53,128

Dothan, AL $53,030

Mcallen, TX $52,999

Columbus, MS $52,543

Altus, OK $52,260

Lawton, OK $52,142

Pierre, SD $51,921

What Skills Can Increase an Intake Social Worker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.84% 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.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.49% 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.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.84%
Patient Care	2.49%
Geriatrics	1.28%

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 Intake Social Worker's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$64,092	4%
Psychiatric	$63,476	3%
Verbal Communication	$63,476	3%
Collaboration	$63,476	3%
Commitment	$62,859	2%
Patient Care	$62,859	2%

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How Education impacts an Intake Social Worker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Intake Social Workers enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Intake Social Worker with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $71,017 and $74,969).

Intake Social Worker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Intake Social Worker

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 0.8%

Associates 1.5%

Bachelors 5.1%

Masters 91.4%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	0.8%
Associates	1.5%
Bachelors	5.1%
Masters	91.4%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Intake Social Worker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Intake 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$54,883

Average $61,627/year

$68,725

$4,574

Average $5,136/month

$5,727

$1,055

Average $1,185/week

$1,322

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,725	$5,727	$1,322	$33
Average	$61,627	$5,136	$1,185	$30
25th Percentile	$54,883	$4,574	$1,055	$26

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Salary Trends for Intake Social Worker

Salaries for an Intake Social Worker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,273 in 2023 to around $69,723 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Intake Social Worker salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Intake Social Worker Over Time

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2023

$73,273

2024

$71,135

2025

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2023	$73,273
2024	$71,135
2025	$69,723
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