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In 2011, social workers earned an average of just over $54,000 a year. Because higher salaries paid in psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse settings and other specialized facilities can skew this statistic, median wage is a better predictor of earnings.
Average Salaries. In 2010, the total number of social workers in the U.S. was 650,500, according to the BLS. The median salary for all social workers was $42,480 or $20.42 per hour.The annual salaries paid to social workers ranged from $26,710 for the lowest 10 percent of all social workers to $70,390 for the top 10 percent.he BLS reports that social workers employed by schools earned a median salary of $54,260 in 2010. Those who worked for local government earned $47,130, while state government social workers averaged $39,750. The industry sector that paid the least was community and family services, with a median income of $35,120.