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

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $68,560. The 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th percentile is $95,250. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$68,560

10th percentile
$47,010
25th percentile
$55,530
Median
$68,560
75th percentile
$95,250
90th percentile
$95,250
Mean
$71,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Child, Family, and School Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th percentile is $95,250. The difference is $48,240, which is 70.4% 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 $55,530 to the 75th at $95,250, covers $39,720.

The mean annual wage is $71,080, which sits above the median of $68,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA median is 15.1% higher than the national median of $59,550 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,133, which is 6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the California median of $65,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $63,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 6th of 15 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $78,270 and employment of 130. That median is 14.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,028, against $63,133 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $57,710 and employment of 460. That median is 15.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,043, against $63,133 here.
  • Salinas, CA is 76 miles away, with a median of $62,520 and employment of 450. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,336, against $63,133 here.

Employment share

Child, Family, and School Social Workers accounts for 0.33% of wage-and-salary employment in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA (400 of 122,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is $68,560. The 10th percentile is $47,010 and the 90th percentile is $95,250. Employment is 400.

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

The local median is 15.1% higher than the national median of $59,550.

What is Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 108.596, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $68,560 is $63,133. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA compare with nearby metros for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 59 miles away, at $78,270. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA ranks 6th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.