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

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $78,480. The 10th percentile is $52,970 and the 90th percentile is $152,010. Employment is 720.

Median annual wage

$78,480

10th percentile
$52,970
25th percentile
$62,760
Median
$78,480
75th percentile
$134,920
90th percentile
$152,010
Mean
$94,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $52,970 and the 90th percentile is $152,010. The difference is $99,040, which is 126.2% 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 $62,760 to the 75th at $134,920, covers $72,160.

The mean annual wage is $94,950, which sits above the median of $78,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,882, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the California median of $63,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $67,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 6th of 10 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).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $102,160 and employment of 80. That median is 30.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,175, against $67,882 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $121,180 and employment of 50. That median is 54.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,312, against $67,882 here.
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 63 miles away, with a median of $102,040 and employment of 40. That median is 30% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,671, against $67,882 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (720 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $78,480. The 10th percentile is $52,970 and the 90th percentile is $152,010. Employment is 720.

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

The local median is 9.2% higher than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $78,480 is $67,882. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $102,160. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 6th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.