How much do Child, Family, and School Social Workers make in Springfield, MA?

Percentile spread

For Child, Family, and School Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $49,650 and the 90th percentile is $98,480. The difference is $48,830, which is 62.4% 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 $65,320 to the 75th at $91,890, covers $26,570.

The mean annual wage is $77,180, which sits below the median of $78,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MA median is 31.4% higher than the national median of $59,550 for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,459, which is 36.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Massachusetts median of $75,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Child, Family, and School Social Workers at $81,459 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers. Springfield, MA ranks 5th of 28 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $56,660 and employment of 120. That median is 27.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,523, against $81,459 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $79,920 and employment of 2,200. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,784, against $81,459 here.
• Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $76,440 and employment of 200. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,373, against $81,459 here.

Employment share

Child, Family, and School Social Workers accounts for 0.59% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (1,190 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.25% of employment (392,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.34 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.