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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.
As a general way to outline Social Work pay, you can view the Bureau of Labor and Statistics website and see that the median national pay for a Social Worker is approximately $42,480. This is assuming that one has a least a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree and no work experience.