Sonoma County social worker salary, 2025

288 people worked as social workers for Sonoma County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $114,547, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Sonoma County?

Official pay range, general social workers1

$73,154 to $130,320

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

$114,547

average base pay $107,479

The largest group of Sonoma County's social workers (105 of 288) hold the title Child Protective Services Social Worker, with an official range of $98,616 to $119,842. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $121,387, $1,545 above the top of the range.

Social workers
288
228 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$73,154
bottom of the Social Service Worker I range
Median take-home
$113,223
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
14th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Sonoma 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 Service Worker I$73,154 to $88,911 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Service Worker II$80,772 to $98,178 · 18 people
    $86,871
  3. Social Service Worker III$85,843 to $104,356 · 67 people
    $102,116
  4. Adult And Aging Social Worker$96,404 to $117,192 · 56 people
    $115,050
  5. Social Service Supervisor I$101,142 to $122,910 · 9 people
    $121,087
  6. Adult And Aging Social Work Supervisor$107,215 to $130,320 · 9 people
    $132,780

Children's social workers

  1. Child Protective Services Social Worker$98,616 to $119,842 · 105 people
    $121,387
  2. Child Protective Services Social Work Supervisor$109,741 to $133,388 · 23 people
    $137,759

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

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

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

4 of Sonoma County's 6 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Sonoma County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Sonoma County ranks 14th of 63, above the middle employer.

Sonoma 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 Sonoma County

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

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Sonoma County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$19,547
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,072
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Sonoma County

What is the average social worker salary at Sonoma County?

Social workers at Sonoma County who worked the full year took home an average of $114,547 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $113,223: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $73,154 to $130,320.

How much overtime do social workers at Sonoma County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $3,133 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $388: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

More public pay in Sonoma County

Sources for the Sonoma County figures

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

How we read the data