Solano County social worker salary, 2025

223 people worked as social workers for Solano County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $123,723, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Solano County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$87,339 to $131,907

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

$123,723

average base pay $94,889

The largest group of Solano County's social workers (66 of 223) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $96,075 to $116,780. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $137,500, $20,720 above the top of the range.

Social workers
223
110 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$66,349
bottom of the Social Services Worker range
Median take-home
$121,677
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
9th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Solano 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. Social Worker II$87,339 to $106,161 · 26 people
    $106,715
  2. Social Worker III$96,075 to $116,780 · 66 people
    $137,500
  3. Social Services Program Coord$108,527 to $131,907 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Social Services Supervisor$108,527 to $131,907 · 21 people
    $149,974

General social workers

  1. Social Services Worker$66,349 to $80,648 · 18 people
    $82,118
  2. Social Worker II$87,339 to $106,161 · 43 people
    $108,373
  3. Social Worker III$96,075 to $116,780 · 34 people
    $124,896
  4. Social Services Program Coord$108,527 to $131,907 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Social Services Supervisor$108,527 to $131,907 · 13 people
    $143,295

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

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

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

2 of Solano County's 6 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Solano County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Solano County ranks 9th of 63, above the middle employer.

Solano 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 Solano 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 Solano County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$11,867
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$2,726
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Solano County

What is the average social worker salary at Solano County?

Social workers at Solano County who worked the full year took home an average of $123,723 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $121,677: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $87,339 to $131,907.

How much overtime do social workers at Solano County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $4,086 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $287: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Solano County get?

The most common pension formula among Solano County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,867 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Solano County

Sources for the Solano County figures

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

How we read the data