Los Angeles County social worker salary, 2025

8,128 people worked as social workers for Los Angeles County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $112,967, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Los Angeles County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$50,010 to $126,684

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

$112,967

average base pay $100,253

The largest group of Los Angeles County's social workers (3,313 of 8,128) hold the title Children's Social Worker III, with an official range of $75,303 to $113,100. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $119,980, $6,880 above the top of the range.

Social workers
8,128
7,141 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$50,010
bottom of the Children's Social Worker Trainee range
Median take-home
$115,123
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
15th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Los Angeles 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. Children's Social Worker Trainee$50,010 to $63,840 · 94 people
    $64,618
  2. Children's Social Worker I$58,848 to $75,119 · 257 people
    $69,332
  3. Children's Social Worker II$68,905 to $87,955 · 690 people
    $86,850
  4. Children's Social Worker III$75,303 to $113,100 · 3,313 people
    $119,980
  5. Supervisor Children's Social Worker$94,008 to $126,684 · 936 people
    $145,483

Mental health social workers

  1. Psychiatric Social Worker I$76,804 to $98,035 · 486 people
    $91,688
  2. Psychiatric Social Worker II$87,955 to $112,272 · 866 people
    $117,657
  3. Psychiatric Social Work Consultant$91,266 to $110,347 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

General social workers

  1. Social Worker Trainee$50,752 to $76,238 · 349 people
    $69,531
  2. Social Worker$56,570 to $84,968 · 770 people
    $93,289
  3. Social Services Supervisor$64,789 to $97,311 · 150 people
    $110,787

Medical social workers

  1. Clinical Social Worker$83,516 to $106,605 · 67 people
    $106,542
  2. Senior Clinical Social Worker$85,810 to $115,638 · 83 people
    $123,557
  3. Clinical Social Work Consultant$95,650 to $128,899 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Clinical Social Work Supervisor I$99,240 to $119,988 · 35 people
    $124,122
  5. Clinical Social Work Supervisor II$104,772 to $126,684 · 29 people
    $135,148

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

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

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

Los Angeles County pays more than all of its neighbors: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

Where does Los Angeles County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Los Angeles County ranks 15th of 63, above the middle employer.

Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$9,897
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,490
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Los Angeles County

What is the average social worker salary at Los Angeles County?

Social workers at Los Angeles County who worked the full year took home an average of $112,967 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $115,123: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $50,010 to $126,684.

How much overtime do social workers at Los Angeles County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $4,363 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,028: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Los Angeles County get?

The most common pension formula among Los Angeles County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $9,897 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Los Angeles County

Sources for the Los Angeles County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County.

How we read the data