Kings County social worker salary, 2025

93 people worked as social workers for Kings County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $88,405, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Kings County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$55,182 to $105,414

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

$88,405

average base pay $75,807

The largest group of Kings County's social workers (24 of 93) hold the title Social Worker III-Cps, with an official range of $67,329 to $82,201. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $81,638, within the range.

Social workers
93
63 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$49,961
bottom of the Social Worker I range
Median take-home
$87,034
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
36th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Kings 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-Cps$55,182 to $67,329 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker II-Cps$60,340 to $73,673 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Social Worker III-Cps$67,329 to $82,201 · 24 people
    $81,638
  4. Social Worker Practitioner-Cps$74,401 to $90,812 · 22 people
    $102,481
  5. Social Worker Supervisor-Cps$86,403 to $105,414 · 14 people
    $114,091

General social workers

  1. Social Worker I$49,961 to $60,964 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker II$55,182 to $67,329 · 7 people
    $58,159
  3. Social Worker III$60,964 to $74,401 · 14 people
    $70,316
  4. Social Worker Supervisor$74,401 to $90,812 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Medical social workers

  1. Medical Social Worker II$55,182 to $67,329 · 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 Kings County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

2 of Kings County's 5 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Kings County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Kings County ranks 36th of 63, below the middle employer.

Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$7,193
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$8,892
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Kings County

What is the average social worker salary at Kings County?

Social workers at Kings County who worked the full year took home an average of $88,405 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $87,034: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $55,182 to $105,414.

How much overtime do social workers at Kings County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $12,200 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,255: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Kings County get?

The most common pension formula among Kings County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $7,193 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Kings County

Sources for the Kings County figures

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

How we read the data