SOC 21-1029 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Eau Claire, WI is $61,080. The 10th percentile is $44,380 and the 90th percentile is $91,560. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$61,080

10th percentile
$44,380
25th percentile
$48,540
Median
$61,080
75th percentile
$78,790
90th percentile
$91,560
Mean
$63,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder in a hard hat on a metal structure. Photograph by FBenjr123. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $44,380 and the 90th percentile is $91,560. The difference is $47,180, which is 77.2% 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 $48,540 to the 75th at $78,790, covers $30,250.

The mean annual wage is $63,400, which sits above the median of $61,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 15% lower than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,822, which is 8.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $62,830.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $65,822 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. Eau Claire, WI ranks 9th of 12 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).).

  • Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $80,490 and employment of 370. That median is 31.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,625, against $65,822 here.
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $61,730 and employment of 40. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,267, against $65,822 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $79,790 and employment of 4,450. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,120, against $65,822 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (50 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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 Social Workers, All Other make in Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Eau Claire, WI is $61,080. The 10th percentile is $44,380 and the 90th percentile is $91,560. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Workers, All Other?

The local median is 15% lower than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other pay in Eau Claire, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,080 is $65,822. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eau Claire, WI compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Rochester, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $80,490. Eau Claire, WI ranks 9th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.