Nevada County social worker salary, 2025
30 people worked as social workers for Nevada County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $98,916, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Nevada County?
Official pay range1
$61,196 to $134,090
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
The largest group of Nevada County's social workers (12 of 30) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $74,707 to $91,202. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $91,546, $344 above the top of the range.
- Social workers
- 30
- 25 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $61,196
- bottom of the Social Worker I range
- Median take-home
- $92,413
- the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 20th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Nevada 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 Ifewer than 5
- Social Worker II$95,031
- Social Worker III$91,546
- Social Worker IVfewer than 5
- Social Work Supervisor Ifewer than 5
- Social Work Supervisor IIfewer than 5
- Temporary Social Services Screenernot reported
official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Nevada County pay social workers more than the counties next door?
Average take-home of full-year social workers: Nevada County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1
- Nevada County$98,916
- Sierra County$81,916
- Yuba County$90,737
- All employers in California$105,739
Nevada County pays more than all of its neighbors: Sierra and Yuba counties.
Where does Nevada County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1
All 63 California employers
Nevada County ranks 20th 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $34,570
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $24,077
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Nevada County
What is the average social worker salary at Nevada County?
Social workers at Nevada County who worked the full year took home an average of $98,916 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $92,413: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $61,196 to $134,090.
How much overtime do social workers at Nevada County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $12,177 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,626: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Nevada County get?
The most common pension formula among Nevada County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $34,570 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Nevada County
Sources for the Nevada County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Nevada 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 Nevada County.