Massachusetts · 2025 pay · 100 people
How much does a social worker make in Massachusetts?
$66,553typical pay for a social worker in 2025
$35,648 – $81,987what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Office of the Comptroller (CTHRU) · Matches the agency's latest release · macomptroller.org ↗
Where social workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Social Worker I53 people$58,382
- Social Worker37 people$65,940
Highest-paid social workers, 2025
- 1Rodretta EvansSocial Worker · Department of Children and Families$150,513
- 2Luis MarquezSocial Worker III · Department of Children and Families$123,831
- 3Kimberly OztuncSocial Worker II · Department of Children and Families$121,572
- 4Kimberley RoussinSocial Worker I · Department of Public Health$117,929
- 5Dalila Hyry-DermithSocial Worker IV · Department of Public Health$117,739
Common questions
How much does a social worker make in Massachusetts?
The typical social worker was paid $66,553 in 2025; most earned between $35,648 and $81,987. This counts all 100 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.0% of all pay for social workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Social Worker, at any level (for example "Social Worker I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this