SOC 21-1029 · Area 12420 · May 2025
Social Workers, All Other
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,850 | $21.08 |
| 25th percentile | $47,790 | $22.98 |
| Median | $61,690 | $29.66 |
| 75th percentile | $98,070 | $47.15 |
| 90th percentile | $128,940 | $61.99 |
| Average | $73,250 | $35.22 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 250. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $47,790 to $98,070 in 2025, a span of $50,280.
The area median is $22,550 (26.8%) below Texas's $84,240 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 13 other published areas
- This area's median is $16,660 (37.0%) above the $45,030 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $15,100 (32.4%) above the $46,590 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $9,370 (17.9%) above the $52,320 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $15,640 (20.2%) below the $77,330 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $17,160 (21.8%) below the $78,850 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $17,160 (21.8%) below the $78,850 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $20,920 (25.3%) below the $82,610 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $23,740 (27.8%) below the $85,430 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $27,330 (30.7%) below the $89,020 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $36,980 (37.5%) below the $98,670 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $40,770 (39.8%) below the $102,460 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $42,640 (40.9%) below the $104,330 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $44,140 (41.7%) below the $105,830 median in Waco, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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