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
Lizbeth Alaniz holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $150,204.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Sarah Kim is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $150,093.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Genrik Yagubyan works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Genrik earned $150,053 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Lillian Lopez-Gillett serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,038.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Susan Zelaya serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,990.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Mary Arabyan holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,575.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Irina Antonyants works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Irina earned $149,564 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Homero Perez serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,455.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Martha Rangel serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,452.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Rosa De La Mora holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,382.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Miesha Moss serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,366.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Maria Giza holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,349.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Richard Romero holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,327.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
William Bowling works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. William earned $149,323 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Jessica Gan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $149,278.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Goar Topadzhikyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $149,261.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Melanie Lat holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,240.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Dina Ghomeshi is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $149,225.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Elizabeth Jaramillo holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,213.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Alvin Minasians works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Alvin earned $149,199 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Joye Slater works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Joye earned $149,186 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Derico Rabaja Jr is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $149,167.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Annabel Sandoval holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,146.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Hwa Lieu is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $149,137.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Dalia Bakhit serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,091.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Shogik Petrosyan serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,994.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Jose Duran works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Jose earned $148,965 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Cesar Morales serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,905.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Nvard Essayan holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,898.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
At Public Social Services Department, Anahid Esmaili-Minassian serves as a Social Worker. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,827.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Kap-Seung Kong is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $148,798.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Elinor Tippin holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,753.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Anna Mkrtchyan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $148,706.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
David Snaider holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,649.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Scarlet Perez holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,610.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Ismael Benigno works as a Social Worker for Public Social Services Department. Ismael earned $148,576 in 2025.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Lala Zargaryan is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $148,525.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Emiliya Akopyan holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,423.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Maria Teresa Facundo is a Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. 2025 total compensation came to $148,416.
Social Worker/Public Social Services Department
Rosa Mancilla holds the role of Social Worker at Public Social Services Department. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,405.