As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Professor - Social Work in the United States is $96,440. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $83,892 to $113,052, with most professionals earning between $72,468 and $128,176.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
|
| 75th Percentile | $113,052 | $9,421 | $2,174 | $54 |
| Average | $96,440 | $8,037 | $1,855 | $46 |
| 25th Percentile | $83,892 | $6,991 | $1,613 | $40 |
An entry-level Professor - Social Work with less than 1 year of experience earns about $91,383. With 1-2 years of experience, the average salary increases to $92,320. For 2-4 years of experience, the pay typically rises to $92,694. Senior-level professionals with 5-8 years of experience earn around $94,193, and those with over 8 years of experience can expect an average of $95,504.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level Professor - Social Work | $91,383 |
| Intermediate Level Professor - Social Work | $92,320 |
| Senior Level Professor - Social Work | $92,694 |
| Specialist Level Professor - Social Work | $94,193 |
| Expert Level Professor - Social Work | $95,504 |
| Entry Level | 5% |
| Mid Level | 4% |
| Senior Level | 4% |
| Top Level | 2% |
| Experienced | 1% |
Salaries in the United States differ widely between states due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
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Salaries in the United States can vary greatly between cities due to factors like cost of living, local economies, and industry presence.
As of April 01, 2025, our research reveals a significant shift in Professor - Social Work compensation over the past six years. For example, the median salary increased from $55,867 in 2023 to approximately $55,153 in 2024. (For a detailed analysis of Professor - Social Work salary trends, click here.)
Key factors like location, experience, industry demand, and economic growth significantly influence salary variations, making them important to consider.
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| Core Compensation | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Base Salary | $96,440 | 72.6% | ||
| Bonus | $0 | 0.0% | ||
| Value of Benefits | ||||
| Core Compensation | Median | % of Total | ||
| Social Security | $7,378 | 5.6% | ||
| 401K/403B | $4,726 | 3.6% | ||
| Disability | $1,543 | 1.2% | ||
| Healthcare | $6,371 | 4.8% | ||
| Pension | $4,050 | 3.1% | ||
| Time Off | $12,240 | 9.2% | ||
| Total Compensation | $132,748 | 100% | ||
| Degree Level | % of user with this level of education |
|---|---|
| Bachelors | 16.7% |
| Masters | 50.0% |
| Doctorate | 33.3% |
What Am I Worth?
The average annual salary of Professor - Social Work is $96,440. In case you are finding an easy salary calculator, the average hourly pay of Professor - Social Work is $46; the average weekly pay of Professor - Social Work is $1,855; the average monthly pay of Professor - Social Work is $8,037.
A Professor - Social Work's earning potential can vary widely depending on several factors, including location, industry, experience, education, and the specific employer. According to the latest salary data by Salary.com, a Professor - Social Work earns the most in San Jose, CA, where the annual salary of a Professor - Social Work is $121,640.
The highest pay for Professor - Social Work is $128,176.
The lowest pay for Professor - Social Work is $72,468.
Teaches courses in the discipline area of social work. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has considerable experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and initiates research and case studies in field of interest and may publish findings in trade journals or textbooks. Provides intellectual leadership and has made significant contributions to the field. May offer independent study opportunities and mentoring to students. Typically this individual is a leader in the field and has been published.
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Blended Learning: Blended learning is an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom methods. It requires the physical presence of both teacher and student, with some elements of student control over time, place, path, or pace. While students still attend "brick-and-mortar" schools with a teacher present, face-to-face classroom practices are combined with computer-mediated activities regarding content and delivery. Blended learning is also used in professional development and training settings. Blended learning is highly context-dependent therefore a universal conception of it is hard to come by. Some reports have claimed that a lack of consensus on a hard definition of blended learning had led to difficulties in research on its effectiveness. However, a 2015 meta-analysis that historically looked back at a comprehensive review of evidence-based research studies around blended learning, found commonalities in defining that blended learning was "considered a combination of traditional f2f [face to face] modes of instruction with online modes of learning, drawing on technology-mediated instruction, where all participants in the learning process are separated by distance some of the time." This report also found that all of these evidence-based studies concluded that student achievement was higher in blended learning experiences when compared to either fully online or fully face-to-face learning experiences.
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