Kern County Hospital Authority social worker salary, 2025

Kern County Hospital Authority is a public hospital or health care district in Kern County. 28 people worked as social workers for Kern County Hospital Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $81,872.

What is the average social worker salary at Kern County Hospital Authority?

Official pay range1

$58,360 to $96,333

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

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$81,872

average base pay $73,904

The largest group of Kern County Hospital Authority's social workers (8 of 28) hold the title Medical Social Worker II, with an official range of $71,960 to $88,502. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $90,033, $1,531 above the top of the range.

Social workers
28
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$58,360
bottom of the Social Services Coord range
Median take-home
$83,039
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
49th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Kern County Hospital Authority 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 Services Coord$58,360 to $71,776 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Lead Social Services Coord$62,894 to $77,351 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Med Social Worker I-Pd$63,208 to $77,738 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Med Social Worker II-Pd$71,960 to $88,502 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Medical Social Worker II$71,960 to $88,502 · 8 people
    $90,033
  6. Med Social Worker III-Pd$78,328 to $96,333 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Med Social Worker III-Pd Gf$78,328 to $96,333 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. Medical Social Worker III$78,328 to $96,333 · 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 Kern County Hospital Authority pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

All of Kern County Hospital Authority's neighbors pay more: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties.

Where does Kern County Hospital Authority rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Kern County Hospital Authority ranks 49th of 63, below the middle employer.

Kern County Hospital Authority
$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 Kern County Hospital Authority

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

Pension formula
1.62% at 65
the most common formula among Kern County Hospital Authority's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$27,871
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,992
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Kern County Hospital Authority

What is the average social worker salary at Kern County Hospital Authority?

Social workers at Kern County Hospital Authority who worked the full year took home an average of $81,872 in 2025. The middle social worker took home $83,039: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $58,360 to $96,333.

How much overtime do social workers at Kern County Hospital Authority earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $1,737 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,948: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Kern County Hospital Authority get?

The most common pension formula among Kern County Hospital Authority's social workers is 1.62% at 65, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $27,871 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Kern County

Sources for the Kern County Hospital Authority figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Kern County Hospital Authority 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 Kern County Hospital Authority.

How we read the data