Tehama County social worker salary, 2025

48 people worked as social workers for Tehama County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $73,063.

What is the average social worker salary at Tehama County?

Official pay range1

$49,213 to $89,211

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title

Average take-home, full-year social workers1

$73,063

average base pay $68,276

The largest group of Tehama County's social workers (18 of 48) hold the title Social Worker III, with an official range of $58,490 to $73,237. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $71,719, within the range.

Social workers
48
40 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$49,213
bottom of the Social Worker I range
Median take-home
$71,480
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
59th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Tehama 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

  1. Social Worker I$49,213 to $61,610 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Worker II$54,309 to $67,995 · 12 people
    $60,565
  3. Social Worker II-Bilingual$54,309 to $67,995 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Social Worker III$58,490 to $73,237 · 18 people
    $71,719
  5. Social Worker IV B$62,982 to $78,853 · 5 people
    $77,123
  6. Social Worker Supervisor I$67,829 to $84,926 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  7. Social Worker Supervisor II$71,261 to $89,211 · 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 Tehama County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

All of Tehama County's neighbors pay more: Butte, Glenn, Mendocino, Plumas, Shasta and Trinity counties.

Where does Tehama County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Tehama County ranks 59th of 63, below the middle employer.

Tehama 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$6,913
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,186
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Tehama County

What is the average social worker salary at Tehama County?

Social workers at Tehama County who worked the full year took home an average of $73,063 in 2025. The middle social worker took home $71,480: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $49,213 to $89,211.

How much overtime do social workers at Tehama County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $235 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Tehama County get?

The most common pension formula among Tehama County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $6,913 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Tehama County

Sources for the Tehama County figures

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

How we read the data