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Seattle Public Schools / Sand Point Elementary / Social Worker

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Social Worker

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

1 employees hold this title in Sand Point Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $124,763, above the department median of $102,758.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$124.8K
Role median
$124,763
Agency median
$102,758
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Social Worker pay vs. the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area

Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Social Workers, All Otherabout 510 people is $105,570. Sand Point Elementary pays a median base salary of $93,628 for this role, 11% below that figureabout the 36th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Sand Point Elementary sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$59,840
$84,120
$105,570
$119,520
$124,610
Sand Point Elementary median · $93,628

The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Workers, All Other across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Sand Point Elementary’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 Otherabout 62,930 people is $71,900. Sand Point Elementary’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 72nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$43,620
$51,900
$71,900
$97,040
$115,610
Sand Point Elementary median · $93,628

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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Sand Point Elementary is $124,763, 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

This role across Seattle Public Schools

Social Worker is held in 55 Seattle Public Schools departments. In Sand Point Elementary, the median of $124,763 ranks #25 of 55.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Social Worker role in other Seattle Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Social Worker beyond Seattle Public Schools

This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In Seattle Public Schools, the median of $120,916 ranks #3 of 23. See Social Worker across all of Seattle Public Schools

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$143,711 · 771
City of Chicago
$118,836 · 6
District of Columbia
$109,924 · 504
City of Los Angeles
$97,460 · 12
City of Boston
$89,384 · 9
Illinois
$84,300 · 220

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

Employees with this title

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Tara Nichol

Social Worker/Sand Point Elementary

2024 total comp
$124,763
Base pay
$93,628
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$31,135
Total compensation
$124,763
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$78,178
Cert
600357H
Cert Yrs Exp
1
Location Code
5205
Name
Nichol, Tara
School District
Seattle

Tara Nichol works as a Social Worker for Sand Point Elementary. Tara earned $124,763 in 2024.