Butte County social worker salary, 2025

125 people worked as social workers for Butte County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $81,028, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Butte County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$52,042 to $98,800

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

$81,028

average base pay $71,623

The largest group of Butte County's social workers (24 of 125) hold the title Social Worker III - Child Welfare, with an official range of $60,424 to $80,974. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $80,923, within the range.

Social workers
125
95 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$52,042
bottom of the Social Worker I - Child Welfare range
Median take-home
$80,214
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
50th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Butte 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. Social Worker I - Child Welfare$52,042 to $69,742 · 8 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker II - Child Welfare$57,491 to $77,043 · 19 people
    $65,268
  3. Social Worker III - Child Welfare$60,424 to $80,974 · 24 people
    $80,923
  4. Social Worker IV - Child Welfare$63,502 to $85,093 · 15 people
    $94,300
  5. Social Work Supervisor - Child Welfare$73,736 to $98,800 · 13 people
    $98,386

General social workers

  1. Social Worker II - Adult Services$53,622 to $71,864 · 13 people
    $63,880
  2. Social Worker III - Adult Services$56,368 to $75,525 · 18 people
    $74,314
  3. Social Worker I - Adoptions Specialist$58,656 to $78,603 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Social Worker IV - Adult Services$59,238 to $79,394 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Social Worker II - Adoptions Specialist$64,792 to $86,819 · 6 people
    $79,188
  6. Social Work Supervisor - Adult Services$66,747 to $89,461 · 5 people
    $99,952
  7. Social Work Supervisor - Adoptions Specialist$77,480 to $103,855 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

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

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

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

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

Where does Butte County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Butte County ranks 50th of 63, below the middle employer.

Butte 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 Butte 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% at 62
the most common formula among Butte County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$6,843
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$8,451
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Butte County

What is the average social worker salary at Butte County?

Social workers at Butte County who worked the full year took home an average of $81,028 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $80,214: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $52,042 to $98,800.

How much overtime do social workers at Butte County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $3,212 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $873: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Butte County get?

The most common pension formula among Butte County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,843 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Butte County

Sources for the Butte County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Butte 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 Butte County.

How we read the data