Napa County social worker salary, 2025
93 people worked as social workers for Napa County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $128,363, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Napa County?
Official pay range, general social workers1
$87,705 to $171,234
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for general social workers, the largest group
The largest group of Napa County's social workers (21 of 93) hold the title Child Protective Services Worker II, with an official range of $120,578 to $144,410. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $137,364, within the range.
- Social workers
- 93
- 53 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $87,705
- bottom of the Social Worker I range
- Median take-home
- $123,096
- the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 5th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Napa 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
General social workers
- Social Worker Ifewer than 5
- Social Worker II$110,230
- Social Worker III$114,624
- Social Worker IV$117,292
- Social Worker Supervisor Ifewer than 5
- Social Worker Supervisor II$172,352
Children's social workers
- Child Protective Services Worker Ifewer than 5
- Child Protective Services Worker II$137,364
official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Napa County pay social workers more than the counties next door?
Average take-home of full-year social workers: Napa County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1
- Napa County$128,363
- Lake County$90,384
- Solano County$123,723
- Sonoma County$114,547
- Yolo County$123,300
- All employers in California$105,739
Napa County pays more than all of its neighbors: Lake, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties.
Where does Napa County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1
All 63 California employers
Napa County ranks 5th of 63, above 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 Napa 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 Napa County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $33,485
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $25,453
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Napa County
What is the average social worker salary at Napa County?
Social workers at Napa County who worked the full year took home an average of $128,363 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $123,096: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $87,705 to $171,234.
How much overtime do social workers at Napa County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $4,685 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,962: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Napa County get?
The most common pension formula among Napa County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $33,485 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Napa County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Napa 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 Napa County.