Santa Barbara County social worker salary, 2025
88 people worked as social workers for Santa Barbara County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $94,579, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Santa Barbara County?
Official pay range1
$69,308 to $228,675
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
Most of Santa Barbara County's social workers (49 of 88) hold the title Social Services Worker, with an official range of $69,308 to $82,890. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $79,918, within the range.
- Social workers
- 88
- 72 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $69,308
- bottom of the Social Services Worker range
- Median take-home
- $86,613
- the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 28th
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Santa Barbara 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
- Social Services Worker$79,918
- Social Services Practitioner$107,553
- Social Services Supervisor I$101,417
- Social Services Supervisor II$116,923
- Social Services CFAOfewer than 5
official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Santa Barbara County pay social workers more than the counties next door?
Average take-home of full-year social workers: Santa Barbara County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1
- Santa Barbara County$94,579
- Kern County$85,450
- San Luis Obispo County$96,583
- Ventura County$100,216
- All employers in California$105,739
2 of Santa Barbara County's 3 neighboring counties pay more.
Where does Santa Barbara County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1
All 63 California employers
Santa Barbara County ranks 28th of 63, above the middle employer.
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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $12,100
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,966
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Santa Barbara County
What is the average social worker salary at Santa Barbara County?
Social workers at Santa Barbara County who worked the full year took home an average of $94,579 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $86,613: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $69,308 to $228,675.
How much overtime do social workers at Santa Barbara County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $5,187 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,980: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Santa Barbara County get?
The most common pension formula among Santa Barbara County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $12,100 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Santa Barbara County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Santa Barbara 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Santa Barbara County.