Sacramento County social worker salary, 2025

753 people worked as social workers for Sacramento County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $98,518, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Sacramento County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$77,966 to $109,829

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

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$98,518

average base pay $87,524

The largest group of Sacramento County's social workers (302 of 753) hold the title Human Services Social Worker, with an official range of $77,966 to $94,774. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $90,831, within the range.

Social workers
753
544 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$77,966
bottom of the Human Services Social Worker range
Median take-home
$96,527
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
21st
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Sacramento 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

Children's social workers

  1. Human Services Social Worker$77,966 to $94,774 · 302 people
    $90,831
  2. Human Services Social Worker African Amer Cl$77,966 to $94,774 · 12 people
    $97,015
  3. Human Services Social Worker Armenian Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Human Services Social Worker Chinese Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Human Services Social Worker Farsi Lg Persian C$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Human Services Social Worker Hmong Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Human Services Social Worker Lao Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. Human Services Social Worker Nativeam Cl$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  9. Human Services Social Worker Punjabi Lg E Ind C$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  10. Human Services Social Worker Russian Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · 11 people
    $87,282
  11. Human Services Social Worker Span Lg Latin Cl$77,966 to $94,774 · 25 people
    $93,802
  12. Human Services Social Worker Vietnamese Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  13. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr$90,369 to $109,829 · 253 people
    $109,945
  14. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Africamer Cl$90,369 to $109,829 · 31 people
    $113,229
  15. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Hmong Lc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  16. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Russian Lc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  17. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Spanlglatinc$90,369 to $109,829 · 25 people
    $111,107
  18. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Vietnameselc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

General social workers

  1. Human Services Social Worker$77,966 to $94,774 · 36 people
    $81,064
  2. Human Services Social Worker African Amer Cl$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Human Services Social Worker Hmong Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Human Services Social Worker Russian Lc$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Human Services Social Worker Span Lg Latin Cl$77,966 to $94,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr$90,369 to $109,829 · 18 people
    $92,258
  7. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Africamer Cl$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Mien Lc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  9. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Russian Lc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  10. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Spanlglatinc$90,369 to $109,829 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  11. Human Services Soc Worker Mstr Dgr Vietnameselc$90,369 to $109,829 · 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 Sacramento County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

4 of Sacramento County's 7 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Sacramento County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Sacramento County ranks 21st of 63, above the middle employer.

Sacramento 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 Sacramento County

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

Pension formula
2.5% at 67
the most common formula among Sacramento County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$9,076
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,343
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Sacramento County

What is the average social worker salary at Sacramento County?

Social workers at Sacramento County who worked the full year took home an average of $98,518 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $96,527: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $77,966 to $109,829.

How much overtime do social workers at Sacramento County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $5,308 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $550: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Sacramento County get?

The most common pension formula among Sacramento County's social workers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $9,076 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Sacramento County

Sources for the Sacramento County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at Sacramento 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 Sacramento County.

How we read the data