Oakland social worker salary, 2025

Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 7 people worked as social workers for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $88,808, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Oakland?

Official pay range1

$65,953 to $80,951

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$88,808

average base pay $75,745

Most of Oakland's social workers (7 of 7) hold the title Family Services Specialist, with an official range of $65,953 to $80,951. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $88,808, $7,857 above the top of the range.

Social workers
7
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$65,953
bottom of the Family Services Specialist range
Median take-home
$85,688
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
34th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Oakland 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

  1. Family Services Specialist$65,953 to $80,951 · 7 people
    $88,808

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

Does Oakland pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

5 of Oakland's 6 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Oakland rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Oakland ranks 34th of 63, below the middle employer.

Oakland
$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 Oakland

As reported by the city. 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 Oakland's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$31,288
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,365
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Oakland

What is the average social worker salary at Oakland?

Social workers at Oakland who worked the full year took home an average of $88,808 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $85,688: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $65,953 to $80,951.

How much overtime do social workers at Oakland earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $7,139 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,324: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Oakland get?

The most common pension formula among Oakland's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $31,288 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Alameda County

Sources for the Oakland figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Oakland 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 Oakland.

How we read the data