What are the main factors that influence a School Social Worker's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for School Social Worker?

The Insurance industry offers the highest average compensation for School Social Worker roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A School Social Worker's salary?

A School Social Worker's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,244 for beginners, reaching about $66,011 at mid-level, and approach $69,636 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a School Social Worker?

School Social Worker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for School Social Worker roles are District of Columbia $71,634, California $71,362, Massachusetts $70,411. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for School Social Worker level roles vary by specialization: Licensed Clinical Social Worker: $83,650; Medical Social Worker (MSW): $65,897; Medical Social Worker (BSW): $65,897; Online School Based Social Worker: $64,552; Arkansas Online School Based Social Worker: $63,718.

School Social Worker Salary in Colorado

How much does a School Social Worker make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a School Social Worker in Colorado is $66,011 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,708
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,409 to $74,228
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,399

10% $53,399

50% (Median) $66,011

90% $81,708

School Social Worker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,228	$6,186	$1,427	$36
Average	$66,011	$5,501	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,409	$4,951	$1,142	$29

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Key Factors That Influence School Social Worker Salaries

A School 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects School Social Worker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a School 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): $63,244
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,441
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,011
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,394
Expert (over 8 years): $69,636

Levels	Salary
Entry Level School Social Worker	$63,244
Intermediate Level School Social Worker	$63,441
Senior Level School Social Worker	$66,011
Specialist Level School Social Worker	$69,394
Expert Level School Social Worker	$69,636

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

District of Columbia: $71,634.
California: $71,362.
Massachusetts: $70,411.

District of Columbia $71,634 California $71,362 Massachusetts $70,411 Washington $70,152 New Jersey $70,126 Alaska $70,035 Connecticut $69,143 New York $68,780

Hawaii $67,622 Rhode Island $67,079 Maryland $66,710 Minnesota $66,205 Colorado $66,011 Illinois $65,947 Oregon $65,701 Delaware $65,520

New Hampshire $65,406 Virginia $65,151 Pennsylvania $64,407 Nevada $64,032 North Dakota $63,909 Michigan $63,714 Wisconsin $63,643 Vermont $63,501

Texas $63,106 Maine $63,080 Arizona $63,042 Ohio $62,996 Georgia $62,401 Indiana $62,104 Wyoming $62,045 Utah $61,955

Iowa $61,916 Kansas $61,605 Louisiana $61,515 North Carolina $61,482 Missouri $61,469 Florida $61,217 Montana $61,081 Nebraska $60,952

Kentucky $60,881 South Carolina $60,622 Tennessee $60,460 Idaho $60,395 New Mexico $59,923 Oklahoma $59,820 Alabama $59,438 South Dakota $58,797

Arkansas $58,448 West Virginia $58,260 Mississippi $57,698

Top Paying Cities for School 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:

Glen Haven: $64,719
Hygiene: $66,968
Johnstown: $64,863

Glen Haven, CO $64,719 Hygiene, CO $66,968 Johnstown, CO $64,863 Laporte, CO $64,144 Livermore, CO $63,936 Loveland, CO $64,660 Lyons, CO $66,850 Masonville, CO $64,185

Mead, CO $65,600 Milliken, CO $64,773 Niwot, CO $67,493 Red Feather Lakes, CO $64,112 Severance, CO $64,236 Timnath, CO $64,153 Wellington, CO $63,794 Windsor, CO $64,246

Brighton, CO $65,838 Ault, CO $64,123 Briggsdale, CO $64,141 Carr, CO $63,038 Eastlake, CO $66,009 Eaton, CO $64,326 Evans, CO $64,653 Fort Lupton, CO $65,650

Galeton, CO $64,332 Gilcrest, CO $65,007 Gill, CO $64,438 Greeley, CO $64,494 Henderson, CO $65,940 Hudson, CO $65,434 Keenesburg, CO $65,118 Kersey, CO $64,446

La Salle, CO $64,895 Lucerne, CO $64,425 Nunn, CO $63,920 Orchard, CO $64,133 Pierce, CO $64,164 Ohio City, CO $64,824 Parlin, CO $64,519 Penrose, CO $63,956

Pitkin, CO $64,744 Poncha Springs, CO $64,305 Powderhorn, CO $64,385 Rockvale, CO $63,665 Sargents, CO $64,196 Twin Lakes, CO $66,317 Westcliffe, CO $63,701 Wetmore, CO $63,291

Durango, CO $64,565 Cahone, CO $64,406 Cortez, CO $64,358 Dolores, CO $64,511 Dove Creek, CO $64,342 Egnar, CO $64,378 Hesperus, CO $64,001 Lewis, CO $64,520

Mancos, CO $64,356 Marvel, CO $63,999 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $64,023 Pleasant View, CO $64,221 Rico, CO $64,526 Towaoc, CO $64,089 Yellow Jacket, CO $64,443 Montrose, CO $64,768

Austin, CO $64,852 Bedrock, CO $64,361 Cedaredge, CO $64,918 Cory, CO $64,836 Crawford, CO $64,653 Delta, CO $64,766 Eckert, CO $64,868 Hotchkiss, CO $64,828

Lazear, CO $64,779 Naturita, CO $64,492 Norwood, CO $64,517 Nucla, CO $64,591 Olathe, CO $64,695 Ophir, CO $64,587 Ouray, CO $64,577 Paonia, CO $65,126

Paradox, CO $64,397 Placerville, CO $64,528 Redvale, CO $64,548 Ridgway, CO $64,568 Silverton, CO $64,459 Somerset, CO $65,323 Telluride, CO $64,600 Grand Junction, CO $65,166

Platteville, CO $65,151 Roggen, CO $64,479 Weldona, CO $63,981 Wiggins, CO $64,323 Fort Morgan, CO $64,007 Log Lane Village, CO $64,217 Akron, CO $63,543 Amherst, CO $63,339

Atwood, CO $63,766 Brush, CO $63,761 Crook, CO $63,584 Eckley, CO $63,384 Fleming, CO $63,706 Grover, CO $63,656 Haxtun, CO $63,693 Hereford, CO $63,249

Hillrose, CO $63,824 Holyoke, CO $63,500 Idalia, CO $63,182 Iliff, CO $63,751 Julesburg, CO $63,495 Lindon, CO $63,271 Merino, CO $63,821 New Raymer, CO $63,807

Otis, CO $63,600 Ovid, CO $63,517 Padroni, CO $63,590 Paoli, CO $63,694 Peetz, CO $63,572 Sedgwick, CO $63,540 Snyder, CO $63,773 Sterling, CO $63,875

Stoneham, CO $63,810 Vernon, CO $63,242 Woodrow, CO $63,403 Wray, CO $63,368 Yuma, CO $63,581 Anton, CO $63,287 Arapahoe, CO $62,788 Arriba, CO $63,016

Bethune, CO $63,109 Burlington, CO $63,050 Calhan, CO $64,048 Cascade, CO $64,574 Cheyenne Wells, CO $62,879 Cope, CO $63,257 Cripple Creek, CO $64,453 Divide, CO $64,487

Flagler, CO $63,080 Florissant, CO $64,435 Fountain, CO $64,042 Genoa, CO $63,058 Green Mountain Falls, CO $64,558 Guffey, CO $64,365 Hugo, CO $62,672 Joes, CO $63,320

Karval, CO $62,309 Kirk, CO $63,267 Kit Carson, CO $62,801 Limon, CO $63,439 Lake George, CO $64,532 Manitou Springs, CO $64,574 Matheson, CO $63,392 Peyton, CO $64,350

Ramah, CO $62,983 Rush, CO $63,133 Seibert, CO $63,054 Simla, CO $63,681 Stratton, CO $63,117 U S A F Academy, CO $64,570 Victor, CO $64,424 Vona, CO $63,091

Wild Horse, CO $62,680 Woodland Park, CO $64,521 Yoder, CO $63,376 Colorado Springs, CO $64,575 Clifton, CO $65,126 Fruita, CO $64,964 Gateway, CO $64,506 Glade Park, CO $64,730

Loma, CO $64,987 Mack, CO $64,814 Palisade, CO $65,008 Whitewater, CO $64,725 Glenwood Springs, CO $65,795 Dinosaur, CO $64,708 Aspen, CO $67,027 Snowmass Village, CO $67,024

Avon, CO $66,423 Basalt, CO $66,814 Carbondale, CO $66,565 Collbran, CO $64,944 Craig, CO $65,421 De Beque, CO $64,936 Eagle, CO $66,151 Edwards, CO $66,293

Parachute, CO $65,274 Battlement Mesa, CO $65,214 Gypsum, CO $65,822 Hamilton, CO $65,699 Hayden, CO $65,514 Maybell, CO $64,788 Meeker, CO $65,705 Meredith, CO $66,594

Mesa, CO $64,912 Minturn, CO $66,220 Molina, CO $64,873 New Castle, CO $65,567 Rangely, CO $64,971 Red Cliff, CO $66,212 Rifle, CO $65,405 Silt, CO $65,379

Slater, CO $65,109 Snowmass, CO $66,890 Wolcott, CO $66,190 Woody Creek, CO $67,022 Vail, CO $66,504 Pueblo, CO $62,615 Colorado City, CO $63,043 Aguilar, CO $63,318

Arlington, CO $62,203 Avondale, CO $62,782 Beulah, CO $63,047 Boncarbo, CO $63,349 Boone, CO $62,985 Branson, CO $62,831 Campo, CO $62,598 Cheraw, CO $62,718

Crowley, CO $62,852 Eads, CO $62,763 Fort Lyon, CO $62,694 Fowler, CO $62,873 Gardner, CO $63,489 Granada, CO $62,904 Hartman, CO $63,024 Hasty, CO $62,831

Haswell, CO $62,460 Hoehne, CO $63,247 Holly, CO $62,826 Kim, CO $62,766 La Junta, CO $62,807 Lamar, CO $62,998 Las Animas, CO $62,772 La Veta, CO $63,599

Mc Clave, CO $62,841 Manzanola, CO $62,758 Model, CO $62,854 Olney Springs, CO $62,651 Ordway, CO $62,339 Pritchett, CO $62,769 Rocky Ford, CO $62,668 Rye, CO $63,139

Sheridan Lake, CO $62,787 Springfield, CO $62,898 Sugar City, CO $62,172 Swink, CO $62,744 Trinchera, CO $62,976 Trinidad, CO $63,249 Two Buttes, CO $62,895 Vilas, CO $62,885

Walsenburg, CO $63,264 Walsh, CO $62,819 Weston, CO $63,469 Wiley, CO $62,783 Alamosa, CO $64,083 Antonito, CO $64,042 Arboles, CO $64,171 Arvada, CO $66,012

Aurora, CO $65,967 Bayfield, CO $64,352 Broomfield, CO $66,302 Commerce City, CO $65,857 Dupont, CO $65,983 Eldorado Springs, CO $67,554 Lafayette, CO $66,955 Louisville, CO $67,037

Westminster, CO $65,982 Wheat Ridge, CO $65,978 Agate, CO $63,641 Bennett, CO $65,295 Byers, CO $64,515 Castle Rock, CO $64,801 Deer Trail, CO $64,090 Elbert, CO $64,392

Elizabeth, CO $64,935 Englewood, CO $65,967 Franktown, CO $64,759 Kiowa, CO $64,468 Larkspur, CO $64,591 Littleton, CO $65,901 Lone Tree, CO $65,727 Louviers, CO $65,636

Monument, CO $64,528 Palmer Lake, CO $64,534 Parker, CO $65,487 Sedalia, CO $64,834 Strasburg, CO $65,087 Watkins, CO $65,576 Denver, CO $65,960 Thornton, CO $66,011

Boulder, CO $67,880 Golden, CO $65,973 Alma, CO $65,602 Bailey, CO $65,453 Black Hawk, CO $66,632 Bond, CO $66,184 Breckenridge, CO $65,742 Buffalo Creek, CO $65,226

Burns, CO $65,759 Central City, CO $66,258 Clark, CO $65,136 Climax, CO $65,818 Coalmont, CO $65,023 Como, CO $64,801 Conifer, CO $65,623 Cowdrey, CO $64,761

Dillon, CO $65,703 Dumont, CO $66,022 Evergreen, CO $65,859 Empire, CO $65,720 Fairplay, CO $64,862 Fraser, CO $65,795 Frisco, CO $66,108 Georgetown, CO $65,671

Granby, CO $65,619 Grand Lake, CO $65,583 Grant, CO $65,116 Hartsel, CO $64,516 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $65,531 Idaho Springs, CO $65,910 Idledale, CO $65,905 Indian Hills, CO $65,872

Jamestown, CO $67,770 Jefferson, CO $64,980 Kittredge, CO $65,878 Kremmling, CO $65,525 Leadville, CO $65,738 Mc Coy, CO $65,749 Morrison, CO $65,857 Nederland, CO $67,154

Oak Creek, CO $65,631 Parshall, CO $65,914 Phippsburg, CO $65,696 Pine, CO $65,305 Pinecliffe, CO $67,470 Rand, CO $65,028 Rollinsville, CO $66,841 Shawnee, CO $65,290

Silver Plume, CO $65,393 Steamboat Springs, CO $65,509 Tabernash, CO $65,948 Toponas, CO $65,672 Walden, CO $64,931 Ward, CO $66,977 Winter Park, CO $66,033 Yampa, CO $65,761

Silverthorne, CO $66,052 Longmont, CO $66,707 Allenspark, CO $66,404 Estes Park, CO $65,407 Bellvue, CO $64,570 Berthoud, CO $65,361 Dacono, CO $66,123 Drake, CO $64,593

Erie, CO $66,420 Firestone, CO $65,959 Fort Collins, CO $64,109 Frederick, CO $65,961 Blanca, CO $63,856 Capulin, CO $64,184 Center, CO $64,131 Chama, CO $63,637

Chimney Rock, CO $64,198 Chromo, CO $63,768 Conejos, CO $64,002 Creede, CO $64,338 Crestone, CO $63,885 Del Norte, CO $64,198 Fort Garland, CO $63,712 San Luis, CO $63,453

Homelake, CO $64,138 Hooper, CO $63,925 Ignacio, CO $64,075 Jaroso, CO $63,593 La Jara, CO $64,105 Manassa, CO $64,041 Moffat, CO $63,969 Monte Vista, CO $64,176

Mosca, CO $63,845 Pagosa Springs, CO $64,193 Romeo, CO $64,229 Saguache, CO $64,190 Sanford, CO $63,869 San Pablo, CO $63,541 South Fork, CO $64,262 Villa Grove, CO $64,055

Salida, CO $64,307 Almont, CO $65,963 Buena Vista, CO $65,862 Canon City, CO $64,021 Cimarron, CO $64,453 Coal Creek, CO $63,641 Coaldale, CO $64,150 Cotopaxi, CO $63,970

Crested Butte, CO $66,310 Florence, CO $63,540 Monarch, CO $64,442 Granite, CO $65,409 Gunnison, CO $64,503 Hillside, CO $63,946 Howard, CO $64,266 Lake City, CO $64,449

Nathrop, CO $64,501

School Social Worker Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For School 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, School Social Worker positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view School Social Worker as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a School Social Worker

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Insurance	$79,214	$38.0	20%

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

Understanding how a School 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.

$59,409

Average $66,011/year

$74,228

$4,951

Average $5,501/month

$6,186

$1,142

Average $1,269/week

$1,427

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$74,228	$6,186	$1,427	$36
Average	$66,011	$5,501	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,409	$4,951	$1,142	$29

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