Palm Springs Unified School District school social worker salary, 2024

Palm Springs Unified School District is a public school employer in Riverside County. School employers report to the State Controller voluntarily. 7 people worked as school social workers for Palm Springs Unified School District in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $74,385.

What is the average school social worker salary at Palm Springs Unified School District?

Official pay range1

$60,763 to $140,034

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

Average total pay, full-year school social workers1

$74,385

average base pay $71,023

School social workers
7
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$60,763
bottom of the School Social Worker range
Median total pay
$72,449
the middle school social worker: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
31st
of 31 California employers

What does each school social worker title at Palm Springs Unified School District pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. School Social Worker$60,763 to $94,317 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. School Social Worker - Bilingual$60,763 to $94,317 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. School Social Worker II$94,318 to $140,034 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

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

Does Palm Springs Unified School District pay school social workers more than other employers in Riverside County?

Average total pay of full-year school social workers: Palm Springs Unified School District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year school social workers at Palm Springs Unified School District earned $23,483 less than the Riverside County average and $38,333 less than the California average.

Where does Palm Springs Unified School District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year school social workers, by average total pay.1

All 31 California employers

Palm Springs Unified School District ranks 31st of 31, below the middle employer.

Palm Springs Unified School District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $109,217

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Palm Springs Unified School District

As reported by the school employer. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year school social worker, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Palm Springs Unified School District's school social workers
Employer pension contribution
$19,243
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,750
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about school social worker pay at Palm Springs Unified School District

What is the average school social worker salary at Palm Springs Unified School District?

School social workers at Palm Springs Unified School District who worked the full year earned an average of $74,385 in 2024. The middle school social worker earned $72,449: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its school social worker titles runs from $60,763 to $140,034.

How much overtime do school social workers at Palm Springs Unified School District earn?

Full-year school social workers were paid an average of $58 in overtime in 2024. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do school social workers at Palm Springs Unified School District get?

The most common pension formula among Palm Springs Unified School District's school social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the school employer. The employer paid an average of $19,243 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Palm Springs Unified School District figures

Every person who held a school social worker position at Palm Springs Unified School District at any point in 2024 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. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay 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, 2024: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Palm Springs Unified School District.

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