Bakersfield City School District school social worker salary, 2024

Bakersfield City School District is a public school employer in Kern County. School employers report to the State Controller voluntarily. 27 people worked as school social workers for Bakersfield City School District in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,008.

What is the average school social worker salary at Bakersfield City School District?

Official pay range¹

$81,521 to $154,297

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest school social worker title

Average total pay, full-year school social workers¹

$110,008

average base pay $104,335

Most of Bakersfield City School District's school social workers (22 of 27) hold the title Associate School Social Worker, with an official range of $81,521 to $135,468. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,596, within the range.

School social workers: 27; 22 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $81,521; bottom of the Associate School Social Worker range
Median total pay: $106,450; the middle school social worker: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 15th; of 31 California employers

What does each school social worker title at Bakersfield City School District pay?

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

Associate School Social Worker$81,521 to $135,468 · 22 people
$102,596
School Social Worker$139,779 to $154,297 · 5 people
fewer than 5

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

Does Bakersfield City School District pay school social workers more than other employers in Kern County?

Average total pay of full-year school social workers: Bakersfield City School District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.¹

Bakersfield City School District$110,008
All employers in Kern County$110,079
All employers in California$112,718

Full-year school social workers at Bakersfield City School District earned $71 less than the Kern County average and $2,710 less than the California average.

Where does Bakersfield City School District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year school social workers, by average total pay.¹

All 31 California employers

Bakersfield City School District ranks 15th of 31, above the middle employer.

Bakersfield City School District

$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $109,217

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

Pension and health cover at Bakersfield City School District

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

Pension formula: 2% at 62; the most common formula among Bakersfield City School District's school social workers
Employer pension contribution: $26,604; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $19,843; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about school social worker pay at Bakersfield City School District

What is the average school social worker salary at Bakersfield City School District?

School social workers at Bakersfield City School District who worked the full year earned an average of $110,008 in 2024. The middle school social worker earned $106,450: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its school social worker titles runs from $81,521 to $154,297.

How much overtime do school social workers at Bakersfield City School District earn?

Full-year school social workers were paid an average of $1,131 in overtime in 2024. The middle one was paid $530: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do school social workers at Bakersfield City School District get?

The most common pension formula among Bakersfield City School District's school social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the school employer. The employer paid an average of $26,604 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Bakersfield City School District figures

Every person who held a school social worker position at Bakersfield City School District at any point in 2024 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. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay 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.

State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2024: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Bakersfield City School District.

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