SOC 21-1021 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $47,990. The 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $68,810. Employment is 190.

Median annual wage

$47,990

10th percentile
$36,140
25th percentile
$39,840
Median
$47,990
75th percentile
$56,980
90th percentile
$68,810
Mean
$51,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Child, Family, and School Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $68,810. The difference is $32,670, which is 68.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $39,840 to the 75th at $56,980, covers $17,140.

The mean annual wage is $51,090, which sits above the median of $47,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $59,550 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,532, which is 11.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% higher than the Arkansas median of $43,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $52,532 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 3rd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Fort Smith, AR-OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $42,990 and employment of 170. That median is 10.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,054, against $52,532 here.
  • Joplin, MO-KS is 71 miles away, with a median of $48,600 and employment of 330. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,698, against $52,532 here.
  • Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $47,980 and employment of 870. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,163, against $52,532 here.

Employment share

Child, Family, and School Social Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (190 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.27 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Child, Family, and School Social Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is $47,990. The 10th percentile is $36,140 and the 90th percentile is $68,810. Employment is 190.

How does that compare with the national median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

The local median is 19.4% lower than the national median of $59,550.

What is Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,990 is $52,532. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR compare with nearby metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

Fort Smith, AR-OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $42,990. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 3rd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.