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

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Saginaw, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Saginaw, MI is $91,580. The 10th percentile is $45,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,650. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$91,580

10th percentile
$45,610
25th percentile
$71,460
Median
$91,580
75th percentile
$109,780
90th percentile
$116,650
Mean
$88,010

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $45,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,650. The difference is $71,040, which is 77.6% 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 $71,460 to the 75th at $109,780, covers $38,320.

The mean annual wage is $88,010, which sits below the median of $91,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Saginaw, MI median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,758, which is 40.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47.4% higher than the Michigan median of $62,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Saginaw, MI is 90.891, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $100,758 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 Social Workers, All Other. Saginaw, MI ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 51 miles away, with a median of $51,660 and employment of 100. That median is 43.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,384, against $100,758 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 60 miles away, with a median of $68,630 and employment of 510. That median is 25.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,426, against $100,758 here.
  • Ann Arbor, MI is 75 miles away, with a median of $67,420 and employment of 250. That median is 26.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,832, against $100,758 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Saginaw, MI (120 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.71 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 Saginaw, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Saginaw, MI is $91,580. The 10th percentile is $45,610 and the 90th percentile is $116,650. Employment is 120.

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

The local median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other pay in Saginaw, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Saginaw, MI is 90.891, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $91,580 is $100,758. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Saginaw, MI compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Lansing-East Lansing, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 51 miles away, at $51,660. Saginaw, MI ranks 2nd of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.