San Bernardino County social worker salary, 2025

1,416 people worked as social workers for San Bernardino County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $90,154, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at San Bernardino County?

Official pay range, general social workers1

$49,067 to $115,565

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

$90,154

average base pay $76,531

The largest group of San Bernardino County's social workers (324 of 1,416) hold the title Social Service Practitioner II, with an official range of $69,742 to $95,867. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $91,976, within the range.

Social workers
1,416
1,053 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$49,067
bottom of the Administrative Social Worker range
Median take-home
$84,667
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
32nd
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at San Bernardino 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. Administrative Social Worker$49,067 to $67,496 · 133 people
    $62,608
  2. Social Worker II Trainee$49,067 to $65,853 · 50 people
    $59,852
  3. Cont Ihss Pa Social Worker II$56,930 to $78,083 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Social Worker II$56,930 to $78,083 · 310 people
    $75,006
  5. Cont Ihss Pa Suprvsg Soc Worker$67,392 to $92,664 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Supervising Social Worker$67,392 to $92,664 · 29 people
    $88,059
  7. Social Service Practitioner II$69,742 to $95,867 · 324 people
    $91,976
  8. Social Service Practitioner III$75,088 to $103,522 · 248 people
    $110,491
  9. Supervising Social Service Practitioner$83,949 to $115,565 · 114 people
    $126,377

Mental health social workers

  1. Social Worker II Trainee$49,067 to $65,853 · 13 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker II$56,930 to $78,083 · 148 people
    $73,396
  3. Supervising Social Worker$67,392 to $92,664 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Medical social workers

  1. Social Worker II$56,930 to $78,083 · 7 people
    $69,447
  2. Social Service Practitioner II$69,742 to $95,867 · 12 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Social Service Practitioner III$75,088 to $103,522 · 18 people
    $89,698
  4. Supervising Social Service Practitioner$83,949 to $115,565 · 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 San Bernardino County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

3 of San Bernardino County's 5 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does San Bernardino County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

San Bernardino County ranks 32nd of 63, level with the middle employer.

San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$17,933
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,118
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at San Bernardino County

What is the average social worker salary at San Bernardino County?

Social workers at San Bernardino County who worked the full year took home an average of $90,154 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $84,667: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $49,067 to $115,565.

How much overtime do social workers at San Bernardino County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $9,504 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,063: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at San Bernardino County get?

The most common pension formula among San Bernardino County's social workers is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $17,933 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in San Bernardino County

Sources for the San Bernardino County figures

Every person who held a social worker position at San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County.

How we read the data