City of Baltimore / Hlth-Health Department (027) / Social Worker II
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
3 employees hold this title in Hlth-Health Department (027). Median total compensation for the role is $47,935, below the department median of $53,153.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 720 people — is $72,860. Hlth-Health Department (027) pays a median base salary of $53,498 for this role, 27% below that figure — about the 26th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Workers, All Other across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Hlth-Health Department (027)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 62,930 people — is $71,900. Hlth-Health Department (027)’s median base salary is 26% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 2 of 3 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Hlth-Health Department (027) is $47,935, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Social Worker II is held in 7 City of Baltimore departments. In Hlth-Health Department (027), the median of $47,935 ranks #6 of 7.
Median total compensation for the Social Worker II role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $51,596 ranks #19 of 23. See Social Worker across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Social Worker roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Social Worker II/Hlth-Health Department (027)
Source-specific fields
Patricia Pencil works as a Social Worker II for Hlth-Health Department (027). They have served since 2012 (about 3 years). Patricia earned $59,060 in 2015.
Social Worker II/Hlth-Health Department (027)
Source-specific fields
William Wasson is a Social Worker II at Hlth-Health Department (027). Their tenure dates to 2010, about 3 years. 2013 total compensation came to $47,935.
Social Worker II/Hlth-Health Department (027)
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Barbara Sharp is a Social Worker II at Hlth-Health Department (027). They have served since 2016 (under a year). 2016 total compensation came to $1,877.