Yolo County social worker salary, 2025

93 people worked as social workers for Yolo County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $123,300, overtime included.

What is the average social worker salary at Yolo County?

Official pay range, children's social workers1

$70,533 to $123,552

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

$123,300

average base pay $99,545

Most of Yolo County's social workers (56 of 93) hold the title Social Worker Practitioner, with an official range of $87,818 to $106,725. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $117,613, $10,888 above the top of the range.

Social workers
93
62 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$61,256
bottom of the Social Worker range
Median take-home
$117,595
the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
Average pay rank
10th
of 63 California employers

What does each social worker title at Yolo 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. Child Welfare Worker I$70,533 to $85,758 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Child Welfare Worker II$77,584 to $94,307 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Social Worker Practitioner$87,818 to $106,725 · 56 people
    $117,613
  4. Social Worker Supervisor II$101,650 to $123,552 · 11 people
    $167,377

General social workers

  1. Social Worker$61,256 to $74,464 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Social Worker$69,930 to $84,989 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Social Worker Practitioner$87,818 to $106,725 · 8 people
    $122,661
  4. Social Worker Supervisor I$89,107 to $108,285 · 5 people
    $135,621
  5. Social Worker Supervisor II$101,650 to $123,552 · 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 Yolo County pay social workers more than the counties next door?

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

2 of Yolo County's 6 neighboring counties pay more.

Where does Yolo County rank among California employers?

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

All 63 California employers

Yolo County ranks 10th of 63, above the middle employer.

Yolo 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County's social workers
Employer pension contribution
$10,147
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,329
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about social worker pay at Yolo County

What is the average social worker salary at Yolo County?

Social workers at Yolo County who worked the full year took home an average of $123,300 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $117,595: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $70,533 to $123,552.

How much overtime do social workers at Yolo County earn?

Full-year social workers were paid an average of $10,598 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,360: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do social workers at Yolo County get?

The most common pension formula among Yolo County's social workers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $10,147 a year into the pension plan.

More public pay in Yolo County

Sources for the Yolo County figures

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

How we read the data