Los Angeles County / Public Social Services Department / Social Worker
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
640 employees hold this title in Public Social Services Department. Median total compensation for the role is $143,638, above the department median of $111,187.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 640 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Social Workers, All Other — about 1,410 people — is $68,630. Public Social Services Department pays a median base salary of $85,039 for this role, 24% above that figure — about the 62nd 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Social Services Department’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. Public Social Services Department’s median base salary is 18% above that national figure, about the 63rd 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 615 of 640 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Public Social Services Department is $143,638, 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 is held in 2 Los Angeles County departments. In Public Social Services Department, the median of $143,638 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Social Worker role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $143,711 ranks #1 of 23. See Social Worker across all of Los Angeles County →
Median total compensation for comparable Social Workerroles 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/Public Social Services Department
Vartan Kajikian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Vartan earned $161,390 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Yuli Marzbanyan serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $161,362.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Silvia Castro holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,211.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Hasmig Zeitounian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Hasmig earned $160,920 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Tigran Aydindzhyan works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Tigran earned $160,918 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Garen Pogosian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,875.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Anaida Gukasyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $160,235.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Imelda Kamdon serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $160,224.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Aghavni Soghomonian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Aghavni earned $160,139 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Emily Salas serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,992.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Tri Tran serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,989.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Nonnatus Kabalican is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,914.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Vutha Suon works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Vutha earned $159,909 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Tam Trinh works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Tam earned $159,831 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Karl Sarkissian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,802.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Vazgen Keshishyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,657.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Tony Phan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,527.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Viviane Bui holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $159,441.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Sarkis Sarkisyan serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,385.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Anna Ravkina is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,323.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Silva Khudatyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,215.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Armen Ktshozyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $159,105.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Hsiu-O Chen serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $159,012.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Yasmin Cortez serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,767.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Ripsime Meliksetian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,662.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Maria Ocampo is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $158,528.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Noelle Martin serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,481.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Anahit Khandjian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Anahit earned $158,462 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Kristina Engly holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $158,276.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Elvira Davidian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Elvira earned $158,223 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
George Zargaryan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $158,213.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Tracee Washington works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Tracee earned $158,044 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Mercedes Orozco holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,896.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Pak Eng serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,879.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Harutyun Janikyan holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,769.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Sharon Lacy works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Sharon earned $157,594 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Sona Gabrielyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $157,504.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Martin Dominguez is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $157,418.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Jenny Mkrtchyan works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Jenny earned $157,377 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Armen Ghukasyan serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,174.