Madera County social worker salary, 2025
113 people worked as social workers for Madera County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $86,398, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Madera County?
Official pay range1
$49,156 to $103,400
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
The largest group of Madera County's social workers (30 of 113) hold the title Social Worker III (Mss), with an official range of $62,737 to $77,159. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $86,422, $9,263 above the top of the range.
- Social workers
- 113
- 74 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $49,156
- bottom of the Social Worker I (Mss) range
- Median take-home
- $86,887
- the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 40th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Madera 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
- Social Worker I (Mss)$55,990
- Social Worker I (Mss) (Extra Help)fewer than 5
- Social Worker II (Mss)$59,996
- Social Worker III (Mss)$86,422
- Social Worker IV (Mss)$93,149
- Social Worker Supervisor I (Mss)$97,935
- Social Worker Supervisor II (Mss)$114,056
official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Madera County pay social workers more than the counties next door?
Average take-home of full-year social workers: Madera County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1
- Madera County$86,398
- Fresno County$82,955
- Mariposa County$82,575
- Merced County$78,222
- Mono County$90,577
- Tuolumne County$71,809
- All employers in California$105,739
1 of Madera County's 5 neighboring counties pays more.
Where does Madera County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1
All 63 California employers
Madera County ranks 40th of 63, below the middle employer.
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 Madera 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 Madera County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $19,994
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,518
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Madera County
What is the average social worker salary at Madera County?
Social workers at Madera County who worked the full year took home an average of $86,398 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $86,887: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $49,156 to $103,400.
How much overtime do social workers at Madera County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $7,034 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,952: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Madera County get?
The most common pension formula among Madera County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $19,994 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Madera County
Sources for the Madera County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Madera 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Madera County.