City of Chicago / Department of Family and Support Services / Social Worker III
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
6 employees hold this title in Department of Family and Support Services. Median total compensation for the role is $118,836, above the department median of $76,464.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 1,190 people — is $71,740. Department of Family and Support Services pays a median base salary of $118,836 for this role, 66% above that figure — above the 90th 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Family and Support Services’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. Department of Family and Support Services’s median base salary is 65% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Family and Support Services is $118,836, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $118,836 ranks #4 of 23. See Social Worker across all of City of Chicago →
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 III/Department of Family and Support Services
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At Department of Family and Support Services, Sunny Jacob serves as a Social Worker III. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $122,700.
Social Worker III/Department of Family and Support Services
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Gwiran Kim holds the role of Social Worker III at Department of Family and Support Services. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $118,836.
Social Worker III/Department of Family and Support Services
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Marcus Smith is a Social Worker III at Department of Family and Support Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $118,836.
Social Worker III/Department of Family and Support Services
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Katie Tapert Mercado is a Social Worker III at Department of Family and Support Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $118,836.
Social Worker III/Department of Family and Support Services
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Rasnick Fullard is a Social Worker III at Department of Family and Support Services. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $84,192.
Social Worker III/Department of Family and Support Services
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Deshaunna Washington works as a Social Worker III for Department of Family and Support Services. Their status is full-time. Deshaunna earned $84,192 in 2026.