New Jersey / Health and Senior Services / Social Worker 1

Job-title file

Social Worker 1

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

31 employees hold this title in Health and Senior Services. Median total compensation for the role is $74,541, below the department median of $76,462.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $2M
Role median: $74,541
Agency median: $76,462
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,960$85,604+

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How total compensation varies among the 31 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.

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This role across New Jersey

Social Worker 1 is held in 5 New Jersey departments. In Health and Senior Services, the median of $74,541 ranks #2 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Services

$78,571 · 2

Military and Veterans Affairs

$74,237 · 5

Juvenile Justice Commission

$70,921 · 9

Corrections

$33,544 · 2

Median total compensation for the Social Worker 1 role in other New Jerseydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Social Worker beyond New Jersey

This role is reported in 23 jurisdictions. In New Jersey, the median of $70,839 ranks #11 of 23. See Social Worker across all of New Jersey →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$143,711 · 771

City and County of San Francisco

$127,069 · 8

Seattle Public Schools

$120,916 · 57

City of Chicago

$118,836 · 6

District of Columbia

$109,924 · 504

Davis School District, Utah

$106,100 · 22

City of Los Angeles

$97,460 · 12

City of Boston

$89,384 · 9

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

Employees with this title

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Shawana Kohn-Jackson

Social Worker 1/Health and Senior Services

2024 total comp

$32,049

Sub-department: Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Base pay: $26,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,635
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,049
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: null

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2024
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Kohn-Jackson, Shawana
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 162321
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $78,570
Year-to-Date Earnings: $32,049

Shawana Kohn-Jackson works as a Social Worker 1 for Health and Senior Services within Trenton Psychiatric Hospital. Their hire date on record is null. Shawana earned $32,049 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

Amanda Lawrence

Social Worker 1/Health and Senior Services

2023 total comp

$30,420

Sub-department: Ann Klein Forensic Center
Base pay: $27,626
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,794
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,420
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Lawrence, Amanda B
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 142357
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $75,898
Year-to-Date Earnings: $30,420

Amanda Lawrence holds the role of Social Worker 1 at Health and Senior Services within Ann Klein Forensic Center. Their hire date on record is null. In 2023, their total compensation was $30,420. Union affiliation: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.

April Anderson

Social Worker 1/Health and Senior Services

2023 total comp

$30,158

Sub-department: Ann Klein Forensic Center
Base pay: $29,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,093
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,158
Hire date: null
Union / bargaining unit: Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P
Pay basis: Annual
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

As-of Date: Dec 31, 2023
Calendar Quarter: 4
Full Name: Anderson, April M
Paid Section Description: null
Payroll ID: 12209
Record Type: Master
Salary Hourly Rate: $63,136
Year-to-Date Earnings: $30,158

At Health and Senior Services, April Anderson serves as a Social Worker 1 within Ann Klein Forensic Center. Records show a hire date of null. Their 2023 pay totaled $30,158. Their bargaining unit is Professional Unit (Cwa) - Unit P.