Ventura County social worker salary, 2025

376 people worked as social workers for Ventura County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $100,216, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Ventura County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$2,080 to $119,207

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

$100,216

average base pay $86,301

The largest group of Ventura County's social workers (105 of 376) hold the title HS Child Welfare Soc Worker III, with an official range of $73,596 to $98,138. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $107,238, $9,100 above the top of the range.

Social workers
376
310 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$2,080
bottom of the Hs Child Welfare Soc Worker Iii range
Median take-home
$97,305
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
19th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Ventura 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. Hs Child Welfare Soc Worker Iii$2,080 to $2,080 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. HS Child Welfare Soc Worker I$63,495 to $84,668 · 12 people
    $78,073
  3. HS Child Welfare Soc Worker II$68,734 to $91,645 · 26 people
    $85,895
  4. HS Child Welfare Soc Worker III$73,596 to $98,138 · 105 people
    $107,238
  5. HS Child Welfare Soc Worker IV$79,057 to $105,419 · 37 people
    $112,016
  6. HS Child Welfare Supervisor$116,487 to $119,207 · 41 people
    $138,334

General social workers

  1. HS IHSS Social Worker I$47,700 to $63,607 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. HS Homeless Services Soc Worker I$52,363 to $69,818 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. HS IHSS Social Worker II$53,383 to $71,184 · 18 people
    $65,902
  4. Social Worker II$55,820 to $71,203 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Social Worker III$57,084 to $76,238 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. HS IHSS Social Worker III$57,157 to $76,217 · 32 people
    $72,558
  7. Social Worker IV$60,986 to $85,478 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  8. HS Homeless Services Soc Worker II$61,844 to $82,466 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  9. HS IHSS Social Worker IV$64,085 to $85,455 · 15 people
    $81,634
  10. HS Homeless Services Soc Worker III$66,565 to $88,762 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  11. HS Homeless Services Soc Worker IV$71,274 to $95,032 · 6 people
    $89,328
  12. HS Adult Prot Services Soc Worker III$71,987 to $95,992 · 22 people
    $96,688
  13. HS Adult Prot Services Soc Worker IV$77,373 to $103,174 · 5 people
    $108,610

Medical social workers

  1. Public Health Social Worker I$55,736 to $81,988 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Public Health Social Worker II$60,315 to $88,762 · 13 people
    $84,145
  3. Public Health Social Worker IV$67,793 to $102,143 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Public Health Social Worker Iv$176,334 to $246,891 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Mental health social workers

  1. Psychiatric Social Worker II$71,939 to $100,841 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Psychiatric Social Worker III$75,551 to $105,827 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Psychiatric Social Worker IV$79,295 to $111,090 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Psychiatric Social Worker Ia$176,334 to $246,891 · 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 Ventura County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

1 of Ventura County's 3 neighboring counties pays more.

Where does Ventura County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Ventura County ranks 19th of 63, above the middle employer.

Ventura 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 Ventura 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 Ventura County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$13,930
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,720
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Ventura County

What is the average social worker salary at Ventura County?

Social workers at Ventura County who worked the full year took home an average of $100,216 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $97,305: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $2,080 to $119,207.

How much overtime do social workers at Ventura County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $5,758 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,615: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Ventura County get?

The most common pension formula among Ventura County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $13,930 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Ventura County

Sources for the Ventura County figures

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

How we read the data