How much does a Child, Family, or School Social Worker make in Los Angeles, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Child, Family, or School Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA is $60,969. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $54,729 to $68,137, with most professionals earning between $49,048 and $74,664.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary $49,048 Los Angeles,CA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary $54,729 Los Angeles,CA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary $60,969 Los Angeles,CA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary $68,137 Los Angeles,CA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary $74,664 Los Angeles,CA April 01, 2025
25% $54,729 10% $49,048 90% $74,664 75% $68,137 $60,969 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
Change Search Criteria

What is a Child, Family, or School Social Worker ?

A school social worker provides counseling and psycho-social services to children and adolescents in schools at both micro and macro levels. Social workers work as mental health experts, leaders of social and emotional development within the school community, family-school liaisons, and program development experts. They aim to address student issues by working with an ecological, systems approach with parents, the school, and the community. They also work with crisis intervention, group treatment, child neglect and abuse identification and reporting, integrating services to culturally and ec...

Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/18/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

See user submitted job responsibilities for Child, Family, or School Social Worker.

Job Openings for Child, Family, or School Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA

Understand the total compensation opportunity for a Child, Family, or School Social Worker, base salary plus other pay elements

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
54729
68137
60969

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
54729
68137
60969
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Child, Family, or School Social Worker in Los Angeles, CA. The base salary for Child, Family, or School Social Worker ranges from $54,729 to $68,137 with the average base salary of $60,969. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $54,729 to $68,137 with the average total cash compensation of $60,969.

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.

54729
68137

 

About Los Angeles, California    Los Angeles (/lɔːs ˈændʒələs/ (listen);[a] Spanish: Los Ángeles), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the most....More

Los Angeles, California  area prices were up 3.2% from a year ago

Child, Family, or School Social Worker Salary in popular cities: San DiegoSan JoseSan Francisco

Skills associated with Child, Family, or School Social Worker: Community, Timely

Jobs with a similar salary range to Child, Family, or School Social Worker : Agency Social Worker, Community Social Worker, High School Social Worker