Riverside County social worker salary, 2025

623 people worked as social workers for Riverside County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $87,427, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Riverside County?

Official pay range, general social workers1

$45,263 to $114,711

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for general social workers, the largest group

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$87,427

average base pay $81,299

Most of Riverside County's social workers (426 of 623) hold the title Social Services Practitioner III, with an official range of $68,352 to $100,976. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $86,892, within the range.

Social workers
623
479 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$45,263
bottom of the Social Services Practitioner I range
Median take-home
$82,380
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
38th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Riverside 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

  1. Social Services Practitioner I$45,263 to $63,870 · 7 people
    $51,502
  2. Residential Care Social Worker$50,748 to $73,250 · 29 people
    $77,494
  3. Social Services Practitioner II$51,886 to $73,250 · 73 people
    $63,589
  4. Social Services Practitioner III$68,352 to $100,976 · 426 people
    $86,892
  5. Healthcare Social Services Supervisor$69,412 to $109,910 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Department Of Public Social Services Senior Internal Auditor$82,768 to $113,112 · 5 people
    $94,371
  7. Social Services Supervisor I$83,015 to $105,707 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. Social Services Supervisor II$87,830 to $114,711 · 73 people
    $117,652

Children's social workers

  1. Social Services Practitioner II$51,886 to $73,250 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Services Practitioner III$68,352 to $100,976 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

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

Does Riverside County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

3 of Riverside County's 4 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Riverside County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Riverside County ranks 38th of 63, below the middle employer.

Riverside County
$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 Riverside 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 Riverside County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$18,258
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,049
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Riverside County

What is the average social worker salary at Riverside County?

Social workers at Riverside County who worked the full year took home an average of $87,427 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $82,380: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $45,263 to $114,711.

How much overtime do social workers at Riverside County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $3,818 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $333: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Riverside County get?

The most common pension formula among Riverside County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $18,258 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Riverside County

Sources for the Riverside County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Riverside 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Riverside County.

How we read the data