Child, Family, and School Social Workers in District of Columbia earn a median of $73,550 a year (24% above the U.S. median of $59,550), based on about 2,430 jobs. Pay for the same job differs a lot by employer, experience, industry and city within District of Columbia. These are wages of employees in the occupation, not a forecast for any individual.

Median annual pay

$73,550

24% above the U.S. median of $59,550

Average annual pay

$79,540

Mean wage

Pay range

$53,020–$113,440

10th to 90th percentile

Jobs in the state

2,430

Employees, May 2025

Median hourly pay

$35.36

Before taxes

The state's price level is 109.9 (U.S. average = 100), so a median of $73,550 here equals roughly $66,924 after adjusting for the state's price level.

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Fields of study linked to this career by the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk (U.S. Department of Education, NCES, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a classification crosswalk, and many workers entered by other routes): Research and Experimental Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections · Social Work · Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, state estimates (employees only; self-employed workers are not included); price-level adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities (where 100 is the U.S. average; MajorPays' calculation). Wages are for an occupation in a state as a whole and vary widely by employer, experience, industry and place within the state. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; neither agency has approved or endorsed this presentation. See Data sources for each dataset's terms.