Minnesota · 2025 pay · 72 people
How much does a social worker make in Minnesota?
$72,037typical pay for full-year social workers in 2025
$66,880 – $81,083what most people earned
Counting everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers, typical pay was $65,194. Typical pay fell 27.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Ramsey County Finance · Matches the agency's latest release · ramseycounty.us ↗✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where social workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Social Worker (this page)$72,037
- Social Worker Senior$96,668
- Social Worker Principal$112,698
Highest-paid social workers, 2025
- 1Rosana ConnellSocial Worker · Ramsey County$96,665
- 2Pretty Guzeh-BrownSocial Worker · Ramsey County$95,711
- 3Aaron W GibsonSocial Worker · Ramsey County$92,730
- 4Alysia StewartSocial Worker · Ramsey County$92,268
- 5Terri J FossSocial Worker · Ramsey County$92,154
Common questions
How much does a social worker make in Minnesota?
Full-year social workers were typically paid $72,037 in 2025; most earned between $66,880 and $81,083. Counting all 72 people paid, typical pay was $65,194.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.5% 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"). 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