Panama-Buena Vista Union School District school social worker salary, 2024

Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is a public school employer in Kern County. School employers report to the State Controller voluntarily. 12 people worked as school social workers for Panama-Buena Vista Union School District in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,538.

What is the average school social worker salary at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District?

Official pay range1

$101,808 to $131,229

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

Average total pay, full-year school social workers1

$120,538

average base pay $114,801

Most of Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers (10 of 12) hold the title Social Worker 1, with an official range of $101,808 to $123,421. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,753, within the range.

School social workers
12
12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$101,808
bottom of the Social Worker 1 range
Median total pay
$121,150
the middle school social worker: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
6th
of 31 California employers

What does each school social worker title at Panama-Buena Vista Union 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. Social Worker 1$101,808 to $123,421 · 10 people
    $118,753
  2. Social Worker 2$108,502 to $131,229 · 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District pay school social workers more than other employers in Kern County?

Average total pay of full-year school social workers: Panama-Buena Vista Union School District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year school social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District earned $10,459 more than the Kern County average and $7,820 more than the California average.

Where does Panama-Buena Vista Union 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

Panama-Buena Vista Union School District ranks 6th of 31, above the middle employer.

Panama-Buena Vista Union 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers
Employer pension contribution
$21,945
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,356
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about school social worker pay at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District

What is the average school social worker salary at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District?

School social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District who worked the full year earned an average of $120,538 in 2024. The middle school social worker earned $121,150: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its school social worker titles runs from $101,808 to $131,229.

How much overtime do school social workers at Panama-Buena Vista Union School District earn?

Full-year school social workers were paid an average of $60 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District get?

The most common pension formula among Panama-Buena Vista Union School District's school social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the school employer. The employer paid an average of $21,945 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District figures

Every person who held a school social worker position at Panama-Buena Vista Union 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 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District.

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