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
At Public Social Services Department, Woodrow Bailey serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,852.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Yovany Mejia works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Yovany earned $151,802 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Carlos Monterroso serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,751.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Blanca Munoz is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,744.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Jesus Cruz is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,740.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Denise Foote serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,729.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Veronica Machado is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,723.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Raquel Burnett works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Raquel earned $151,649 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Armine Bodozian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,645.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Masis Torosian holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $151,605.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Farah Azimi serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,507.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Eva Cortes serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,493.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Sofia Hernandez serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,486.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Gerardo Nieto holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $151,404.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Ana Del Quintana serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,398.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Sharon Buenaventura holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $151,315.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Monica Jeffries works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Monica earned $151,254 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Rene Navarro is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,246.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Lisa Smith serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,224.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Soyeon Kim is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $151,192.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Marene Dourgoutian works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Marene earned $151,144 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Armine Bakhchadzhyan serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $151,120.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Ani Danial-Hairaptian holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $151,114.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Norma Leija works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Norma earned $150,973 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Mayra Ruiz serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,958.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Cindy Avila serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,923.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Lora Arutyunian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,916.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Angelica Rivas holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $150,773.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Martha Ascencio is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,733.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Laura Solano works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Laura earned $150,607 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Elizabeth Gonzalez is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,605.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Patricia Gonzalez serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,583.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Ruby Rios works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Ruby earned $150,518 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Maria Santos is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,475.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Gerardo Inzunza works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Gerardo earned $150,445 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Jimmy Vargas works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Jimmy earned $150,380 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Hrachya Shakhgeldyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,327.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Vahik Javadian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,225.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Teni Salmassi is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,225.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Lorena Araniva-Cross is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,212.