Huntington Beach social worker salary, 2025

Huntington Beach is a city in Orange County. 5 people worked as social workers for Huntington Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $86,869.

What is the average social worker salary at Huntington Beach?

Official pay range1

$64,509 to $106,434

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

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$86,869

average base pay $83,158

Social workers
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$64,509
bottom of the Social Worker range
Median take-home
$82,285
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
39th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Huntington Beach 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

  1. Social Worker$64,509 to $90,769 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Services Supervisor$75,641 to $106,434 · 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 Huntington Beach pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

All of Huntington Beach's neighbors pay more: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.

Where does Huntington Beach rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Huntington Beach ranks 39th of 63, below the middle employer.

Huntington Beach
$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 Huntington Beach

As reported by the city. 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 Huntington Beach's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$9,374
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,901
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Huntington Beach

What is the average social worker salary at Huntington Beach?

Social workers at Huntington Beach who worked the full year took home an average of $86,869 in 2025. The middle social worker took home $82,285: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $64,509 to $106,434.

How much overtime do social workers at Huntington Beach earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $292 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 Huntington Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Huntington Beach's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,374 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Orange County

Sources for the Huntington Beach figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach.

How we read the data