Social worker salary in New York: what each kind of social worker earns.
There is no single social worker wage. Here is the BLS median for each kind of social worker in New York, how many people do the work there, and how it compares with the national figure.
$65,100 – $84,010
Range of medians across the 4 social worker occupations BLS publishes for New York. No BLS figure combines them.
BLS publishes no single “social worker” wage for New York. Across the 4 social worker occupations with a published May 2025 median in New York, median annual pay ran from $65,100 (“child, family, and school social workers”) to $84,010 (“social workers, all other”). “Child, family, and school social workers”, the largest of them in New York (30,170 employed), earned a median of $65,100, compared with $59,550 nationally.
Social workers in New York at a glance
“Child, family, and school social workers” are the largest social worker occupation with a published median in New York, with 30,170 employed and a median annual wage of $65,100 in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Among the social worker occupations with a published median in New York, “social workers, all other” had the highest: $84,010 (May 2025, BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
All of the 4 social worker occupations with a published median in New York were paid above their own national median in May 2025 (BLS).
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
Nationally, BLS publishes a median of $61,780 for its social workers group; BLS publishes no state figure for that group, so this page shows each occupation separately.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
What each kind of social worker earns in New York
Data One row per BLS occupation with a published state median, sorted by median annual pay. Hourly pay is shown only where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation (BLS title) | Median annual pay, New York | Median hourly | Employed in New York | National median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Workers, All Other | $84,010 | $40.39 | 2,470 | $71,900 | +17% vs national |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $79,380 | $38.16 | 14,820 | $60,280 | +32% vs national |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $73,070 | $35.13 | 20,440 | $67,880 | +8% vs national |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $65,100 | $31.30 | 30,170 | $59,550 | +9% vs national |
How this page is built
Pay and employment are BLS OEWS state estimates for New York, May 2025, for each BLS detailed occupation on the national Social workers page. BLS publishes no social worker-wide state figure; nothing on this page is averaged or combined by TryHired. “Difference” compares each occupation's state median with its own national median. Top-coded medians (BLS “#”) are shown as “$239,200 a year or more”, never as a number.
- Pay at a specific employer, hospital system, union contract or school district.
- Pay in a specific city: metro figures differ from the state median.
- Licensing rules in New York.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).