Vista Unified School District school social worker salary, 2024

Vista Unified School District is a public school employer in San Diego County. School employers report to the State Controller voluntarily. 12 people worked as school social workers for Vista Unified School District in 2024. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,641.

What is the average school social worker salary at Vista Unified School District?

Official pay range1

$83,678 to $122,496

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

Average total pay, full-year school social workers1

$102,641

average base pay $102,154

Most of Vista Unified School District's school social workers (12 of 12) hold the title Social Worker, with an official range of $83,678 to $122,496. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,641, within the range.

School social workers
12
9 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$83,678
bottom of the Social Worker range
Median total pay
$102,451
the middle school social worker: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
19th
of 31 California employers

What does each school social worker title at Vista Unified School District pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Social Worker$83,678 to $122,496 · 12 people
    $102,641

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

Does Vista Unified School District pay school social workers more than other employers in San Diego County?

Average total pay of full-year school social workers: Vista Unified School District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year school social workers at Vista Unified School District earned $3,163 less than the San Diego County average and $10,077 less than the California average.

Where does Vista Unified School District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year school social workers, by average total pay.1

All 31 California employers

Vista Unified School District ranks 19th of 31, below the middle employer.

Vista Unified School District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $109,217

The 8 employers in San Diego County

Vista Unified School District ranks 5th of 8, below the middle employer.

Vista Unified School District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $105,929

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Vista Unified School District

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

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Vista Unified School District's school social workers
Employer pension contribution
$19,758
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,423
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about school social worker pay at Vista Unified School District

What is the average school social worker salary at Vista Unified School District?

School social workers at Vista Unified School District who worked the full year earned an average of $102,641 in 2024. The middle school social worker earned $102,451: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its school social worker titles runs from $83,678 to $122,496.

How much overtime do school social workers at Vista Unified School District earn?

Full-year school social workers were paid an average of $449 in overtime in 2024. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do school social workers at Vista Unified School District get?

The most common pension formula among Vista Unified School District's school social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the school employer. The employer paid an average of $19,758 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Vista Unified School District figures

Every person who held a school social worker position at Vista Unified School District at any point in 2024 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. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay 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, 2024: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Vista Unified School District.

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