Tulare County social worker salary, 2025

239 people worked as social workers for Tulare County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $83,026, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Tulare County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$67,766 to $95,190

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

$83,026

average base pay $73,346

Most of Tulare County's social workers (128 of 239) hold the title Social Services Worker III-Cws, with an official range of $67,766 to $82,588. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $85,549, $2,961 above the top of the range.

Social workers
239
178 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$45,284
bottom of the Social Services Worker I range
Median take-home
$84,110
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
44th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Tulare 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 Services Worker III-Cws$67,766 to $82,588 · 128 people
    $85,549
  2. Social Services Worker III-Cws-Lead$74,723 to $91,068 · 23 people
    $99,803
  3. Child Welfare Service Supervisor$78,106 to $95,190 · 19 people
    $105,285

General social workers

  1. Social Services Worker I$45,284 to $55,189 · 9 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Social Services Worker II$50,003 to $60,940 · 22 people
    $56,955
  3. Social Services Worker III$55,222 to $67,301 · 29 people
    $66,115
  4. Social Worker-Adult Services$62,222 to $75,832 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Social Services Supervisor I$63,737 to $77,678 · 6 people
    $73,890

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

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

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

3 of Tulare County's 4 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Tulare County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Tulare County ranks 44th of 63, below the middle employer.

Tulare 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 Tulare 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 57
the most common formula among Tulare County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$11,348
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$8,691
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Tulare County

What is the average social worker salary at Tulare County?

Social workers at Tulare County who worked the full year took home an average of $83,026 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $84,110: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $67,766 to $95,190.

How much overtime do social workers at Tulare County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $3,935 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,487: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Tulare County get?

The most common pension formula among Tulare County's social workers is 2% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,348 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Tulare County

Sources for the Tulare County figures

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

How we read the data