City of Baltimore / Hr-Human Resources (006) / Social Worker I (Lgsw)
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
3 employees hold this title in Hr-Human Resources (006). Median total compensation for the role is $49,341, above the department median of $29,882.
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. Hr-Human Resources (006) pays a median base salary of $51,762 for this role, 29% below that figure — about the 21st 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 Hr-Human Resources (006)’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. Hr-Human Resources (006)’s median base salary is 28% below that national figure, about the 25th 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 5 of 6 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 Hr-Human Resources (006) is $50,552, 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 I (Lgsw) is held in 3 City of Baltimore departments. In Hr-Human Resources (006), the median of $49,341 ranks #2 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Social Worker I (Lgsw) 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.
Record list
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Social Worker I (Lgsw)/Hr-Human Resources (006)
Source-specific fields
Terri Hill is a Social Worker I (Lgsw) at Hr-Human Resources (006). They have served since 2011 (about 4 years). 2015 total compensation came to $51,762.
Social Worker I (Lgsw)/Hr-Human Resources (006)
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Blaine Mumaw is a Social Worker I (Lgsw) at Hr-Human Resources (006). Hired in 2016, they have about 3 years of service. 2019 total compensation came to $49,341.
Social Worker I (Lgsw)/Hr-Human Resources (006)
Source-specific fields
At Hr-Human Resources (006), Kelie Darbouze serves as a Social Worker I (Lgsw). They have served since 2012 (about 3 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $45,314.