Utah · 2025 pay · 215 people
How much does a social worker make in Utah?
$69,543typical pay for a social worker in 2025
$36,336 – $76,793what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2024 or 2025). Typical pay rose 4.1% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where social workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of Utah89 people$53,253
- Canyons School District39 people$79,834
- Davis School District23 people$72,257
- Department of Health and Human Services23 people$68,352
- Salt Lake County11 people$75,063
- Granite School District9 people$75,728
- Tooele County3 people$66,854
- Channing Hall3 people$11
- Wasatch Waldorf Charter School2 people$2,782
- Freedom Academy1 person$90,699
- Franklin Discovery Academy1 person$32,138
- Bridge Elementary1 person$30,742
- Utah Military Academy1 person$72,000
- Rockwell Charter High School1 person$20,600
- American Fork City1 person$12,444
- Mountain Sunrise Academy1 person$67,725
- Noah Webster Academy1 person$35,719
- Salt Lake City Public Library1 person$58,592
- Weilenmann School of Discovery1 person$57,425
- Guadalupe Schools1 person$5,972
- Canyonlands Healthcare Special Service District1 person$101,702
- Athlos Academy of Utah1 person$35,141
No employers match.
Highest-paid social workers, 2025
- 1Anne ClarkSocial Worker · Davis School District$103,993
- 2Cindy CowanSocial Worker · Canyonlands Healthcare Special Service District$101,702
- 3Kimberly ForsytheSocial Worker · Canyons School District$99,194
- 4Kimberly KolstadSocial Worker · University of Utah$96,867
- 5Margaret Jean ElkinsSocial Worker · University of Utah$96,847
Common questions
How much does a social worker make in Utah?
The typical social worker was paid $69,543 in 2025; most earned between $36,336 and $76,793. This counts all 215 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% 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"). 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