Case Worker salary

Q: What state pays Case Workers the most?

New Jersey pays Case Workers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $52,661 per year, or $25.32 per hour.

Q: How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Case Worker?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Case Worker if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $51,155 per year.

Quoted Expert

Sarah Christa Butts MSW

Average case worker salary

$41,459

$19.93 hourly rate

Entry-level case worker salary

$30,000 yearly salary

Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a case worker make?

The average case worker salary in the United States is $41,459. Case worker salaries typically range between $30,000 and $55,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for case workers is $19.93 per hour.

Case worker salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Case workers earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.

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Columbus, OH$51,521

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Appalachian Regional Healthcare$53,369

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Case Worker salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for a case worker typically falls between $41,459 and $56,310.

zippia

$41,459yearly

glassdoor[1]

$56,310yearly

indeed[2]

$43,534yearly

ZipRecruiter[3]

$47,429yearly

Average case worker salary by state

Highest paying states for case workers

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Connecticut	$50,149	$24.11
2	New York	$51,155	$24.59
3	West Virginia	$45,331	$21.79
4	New Mexico	$45,981	$22.11
5	Delaware	$48,690	$23.41
6	New Jersey	$52,661	$25.32
7	Maine	$43,347	$20.84
8	Washington	$43,122	$20.73
9	Colorado	$44,749	$21.51
10	New Hampshire	$45,682	$21.96
11	California	$44,637	$21.46
12	Idaho	$40,792	$19.61
13	Texas	$41,799	$20.10
14	Alaska	$41,780	$20.09
15	Oregon	$41,723	$20.06
16	Arkansas	$40,483	$19.46
17	South Carolina	$39,860	$19.16
18	Pennsylvania	$41,125	$19.77
19	Kansas	$41,886	$20.14
20	Wisconsin	$41,998	$20.19
21	North Carolina	$39,966	$19.21
22	Minnesota	$42,910	$20.63
23	District of Columbia	$44,882	$21.58
24	Indiana	$39,808	$19.14
25	Massachusetts	$38,912	$18.71
26	Nevada	$40,854	$19.64
27	North Dakota	$40,848	$19.64
28	Iowa	$39,773	$19.12
29	Tennessee	$37,404	$17.98
30	South Dakota	$36,652	$17.62
31	Maryland	$41,252	$19.83
32	Georgia	$37,706	$18.13
33	Virginia	$40,004	$19.23
34	Wyoming	$36,654	$17.62
35	Illinois	$38,833	$18.67
36	Rhode Island	$38,592	$18.55
37	Utah	$36,197	$17.40
38	Vermont	$39,773	$19.12
39	Louisiana	$33,622	$16.16
40	Montana	$37,258	$17.91
41	Hawaii	$34,080	$16.38
42	Florida	$32,484	$15.62
43	Michigan	$35,990	$17.30
44	Alabama	$34,292	$16.49
45	Ohio	$36,957	$17.77
46	Nebraska	$33,170	$15.95
47	Missouri	$33,679	$16.19
48	Arizona	$34,006	$16.35
49	Oklahoma	$30,559	$14.69
50	Kentucky	$32,529	$15.64
51	Mississippi	$28,555	$13.73

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Highest paying cities for case workers

The highest-paying cities for case workers are New York, NY, Denver, CO, and Los Angeles, CA.

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	New York, NY	$51,521	$24.77
2	Denver, CO	$44,716	$21.50
3	Los Angeles, CA	$44,447	$21.37
4	Seattle, WA	$43,282	$20.81
5	Austin, TX	$42,218	$20.30
6	Kansas City, KS	$41,953	$20.17
7	Philadelphia, PA	$41,629	$20.01
8	Greensboro, NC	$40,048	$19.25
9	Columbia, SC	$39,993	$19.23
10	Worcester, MA	$39,100	$18.80
11	Chicago, IL	$39,061	$18.78
12	Johnston, RI	$38,568	$18.54
13	Columbus, OH	$36,415	$17.51
14	Sterling Heights, MI	$36,269	$17.44
15	Salt Lake City, UT	$36,090	$17.35
16	Birmingham, AL	$34,273	$16.48
17	Saint Louis, MO	$33,811	$16.26
18	Clearwater, FL	$32,673	$15.71

Case Worker salary details

A case worker's salary ranges from $30,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $55,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Case Worker Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a case worker's salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$55,000	$4,583	$26
75th Percentile	$48,000	$4,000	$23
Average	$41,459	$3,455	$20
25th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
10th Percentile	$30,000	$2,500	$14

Highest paying case worker jobs

The highest paying types of case workers are licensed social worker, school social worker, and social worker.

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Advocate	$39,497	$3,291	$18.99	74,970
Community Support Worker	$31,486	$2,624	$15.14	106,158
Family Support Worker	$38,207	$3,184	$18.37	159,875
School Social Worker	$54,856	$4,571	$26.37	122,376
Licensed Social Worker	$57,005	$4,750	$27.41	66,130
Support Worker	$37,039	$3,087	$17.81	112,754

How would you rate the starting salaries for Case Workers, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Sarah Christa Butts MSW

Director of Public Policy, National Association of Social Workers

Social workers are required to have a high level of education. Usually, a Master's degree and starting salaries are often far too low. Still, social workers can increase their wages over time, and there are many opportunities and positions available. Increasing reimbursement and compensation for social workers and reducing student loan debt are advocacy priorities for NASW.

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Which companies pay case workers the most?

Case worker salaries at Appalachian Regional Healthcare and UMiami Health System are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average case worker salary at companies like Miriam Hospital and Symmetry Financial Group are highly competitive.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Appalachian Regional Healthcare	$53,369	$25.66
2	UMiami Health System	$52,539	$25.26
3	Miriam Hospital	$51,866	$24.94
4	Symmetry Financial Group	$50,335	$24.20
5	Dairy Farmers of America	$48,376	$23.26
6	UMass Memorial Health	$47,842	$23.00
7	City and County of Denver Government	$43,884	$21.10
8	Medical Billing	$43,443	$20.89
9	Access International, Inc.	$43,385	$20.86
10	Baylor College of Medicine	$43,307	$20.82
11	CTG	$43,236	$20.79
12	Catholic Charities Health and Human Services	$43,056	$20.70
13	InterFaith Works of Central New York	$42,491	$20.43
14	International Rescue Committee	$42,434	$20.40
15	University of North Texas	$42,218	$20.30
16	Bleuler Psychotherapy Center, Inc.	$42,009	$20.20
17	Northside Hospital	$41,896	$20.14
18	Pathways LA	$41,635	$20.02
19	Urban League of Rochester	$41,000	$19.71
20	Lifespan	$40,976	$19.70

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Case Worker salary by industry

The average case worker salary varies across industries:

The average case worker salary in the education industry is $40,730, the highest of any industry.
The average case worker salary in the finance industry is $40,252.
Case workers in the non profits industry earn an average salary of $36,605, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for case workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Education	$40,730	$19.58
2	Professional	$40,252	$19.35
3	Finance	$39,577	$19.03
4	Health Care	$38,082	$18.31
5	Government	$37,797	$18.17
6	Non Profits	$36,605	$17.60

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Case Worker salary trends

The average case worker salary has risen by $6,635 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average case worker earned $34,824 annually, but today, they earn $41,459 a year. That works out to a 12% change in pay for case workers over the last decade.

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Case Worker salary by year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2025	$41,500	$19.93	+2.1%
2024	$40,600	$19.50	+2.4%
2023	$39,600	$19.04	+4.1%
2022	$38,000	$18.27	+2.5%
2021	$37,000	$17.80	+2.1%

Recently added case worker salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Good Shepherd Services	Case Worker Bilingual Spanish	New York, NY	12/16/2024	$50,000
Leake & Watts	PRS LVL 2 Case Worker	Yonkers, NY	12/16/2024	$62,000
Denver, Inc.	Social Case Worker I	Denver, CO	12/16/2024	$48,001
Catholic Charities of Onondaga County	Case Worker HUD Rap)	Syracuse, NY	12/16/2024	$43,827
The Hello Foundation	Employment Case Worker	Pittsburgh, PA	12/15/2024	$41,740
Advocate Support Services, Inc.	Mobile Case Worker for PRP-Baltimore, AA, and Howard Counties	Annapolis, MD	12/15/2024	$43,888
Missionaustralia	Support Case Worker (Casual)	Brisbane, CA	12/15/2024	$98,089
The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory	Case Management Worker	Lakeland, FL	12/14/2024	$33,392
Viemed Healthcare Staffing	Physician/Alabama/Locum or Permanent/Social Case Worker-Jefferson County	Alabama	12/13/2024	$66,784
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth	Bilingual Case Worker-Padua Program	Fort Worth, TX	12/13/2024	$39,653

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