Shasta County social worker salary, 2025

151 people worked as social workers for Shasta County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $74,788, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Shasta County?

Official pay range, general social workers1

$53,737 to $93,754

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

$74,788

average base pay $68,602

Most of Shasta County's social workers (76 of 151) hold the title Social Worker, with an official range of $53,737 to $68,582. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $64,162, within the range.

Social workers
151
135 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$53,737
bottom of the Social Worker range
Median take-home
$70,281
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
56th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Shasta 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 Worker$53,737 to $68,582 · 76 people
    $64,162
  2. Senior Social Worker$60,716 to $77,483 · 41 people
    $82,234
  3. Social Worker Supervisor I$67,282 to $85,871 · 10 people
    $87,938
  4. Social Worker Supervisor II$73,458 to $93,754 · 13 people
    $102,284

Mental health social workers

  1. Social Worker$53,737 to $68,582 · 10 people
    $58,528
  2. Senior Social Worker$60,716 to $77,483 · 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 Shasta County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

2 of Shasta County's 5 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Shasta County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Shasta County ranks 56th of 63, below the middle employer.

Shasta 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 Shasta 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 Shasta County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$6,551
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$3,252
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Shasta County

What is the average social worker salary at Shasta County?

Social workers at Shasta County who worked the full year took home an average of $74,788 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $70,281: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $53,737 to $93,754.

How much overtime do social workers at Shasta County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $4,535 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,028: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Shasta County get?

The most common pension formula among Shasta County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,551 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Shasta County

Sources for the Shasta County figures

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

How we read the data