Alameda County social worker salary, 2025

487 people worked as social workers for Alameda County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $124,676, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Alameda County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$34,320 to $148,179

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for children's social workers, the largest group

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$124,676

average base pay $112,941

The largest group of Alameda County's social workers (207 of 487) hold the title Child Welfare Worker II, with an official range of $105,534 to $121,115. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $133,683, $12,568 above the top of the range.

Social workers
487
383 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$34,320
bottom of the Consultant Social Services Agency N range
Median take-home
$120,450
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
7th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Alameda County pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average take-home of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

Children's social workers

  1. Consultant Social Services Agency N$34,320 to $72,800 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker III$86,678 to $103,448 · 7 people
    $106,275
  3. Child Welfare Worker I$92,372 to $110,585 · 17 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Child Welfare Worker II$105,534 to $121,115 · 207 people
    $133,683
  5. Social Work Supervisor$115,128 to $138,528 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Child Welfare Supervisor$122,720 to $148,179 · 67 people
    $149,302

General social workers

  1. Social Worker I$75,933 to $90,539 · 11 people
    $86,601
  2. Social Worker II$82,661 to $98,358 · 16 people
    $89,744
  3. Social Worker III$86,678 to $103,448 · 121 people
    $103,361
  4. Social Worker III P$86,678 to $103,448 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Social Work Supervisor$115,128 to $138,528 · 24 people
    $141,376

Medical social workers

  1. Social Worker III$86,678 to $103,448 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Medical Social Worker I$89,876 to $98,358 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Medical Social Worker II$106,392 to $116,591 · 8 people
    $120,322

official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Alameda County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

Average take-home of full-year social workers: Alameda County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1

3 of Alameda County's 6 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Alameda County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1

All 63 California employers

Alameda County ranks 7th of 63, above the middle employer.

Alameda County
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $90,154

Each bar counts the employers whose average take-home falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Alameda County

As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year social worker, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.5% at 67
the most common formula among Alameda County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$23,996
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,896
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Alameda County

What is the average social worker salary at Alameda County?

Social workers at Alameda County who worked the full year took home an average of $124,676 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $120,450: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $34,320 to $148,179.

How much overtime do social workers at Alameda County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $7,297 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Alameda County get?

The most common pension formula among Alameda County's social workers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $23,996 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Alameda County

Sources for the Alameda County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Alameda County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Take-home is total wages, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median take-home is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with a lot of overtime. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Alameda County.

How we read the data