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Social worker salary in New York

Open social worker jobs in New York post a median of $40.25 an hour, the middle half $33.75–$51 (about $83,700 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 61 jobs at 29 employers that state their pay.

$40.25
Median posted /hr
$34–$51
Middle half /hr
$83,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$35.13
BLS median in NY
May 2025

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What social workers are paid in New York

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 61 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $19.02, highest $130.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$33.75–$51/hr

Middle half of 47 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $40.25. 41% of the 149 open social worker jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Social worker pay by town in New York

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
New York$52.50$19.02–$1309 (6)
Binghamton$38.25$30.58–$45.864 (1)
Rochester$26.25$25.50–$354 (3)
West Islip$56$52.08–$56.773 (1)
Staten Island$45.25$39.68–$50.883 (1)
Syracuse$39.75$31.37–$47.503 (1)
Schenectady$36.75$29.44–$44.163 (1)
Brooklyn$35.25$31.89–$67.363 (3)
Williamsville$23.50$20.50–$30.683 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Social worker pay by employer in New York

What each employer posts for social workers here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Richmond University Medical Center$44$39.68–$50.886
United Health Services (New York)$38.25$30.58–$50.456
Rochester Regional Health$30.25$23.50–$376
Catholic Health (Long Island)$56$50.08–$56.775
Mount Sinai Health System$43.75$19.02–$58.344
Trinity Health$39.50$30–$47.504
NewYork-Presbyterian$52.50$41.40–$64.803
Ellis Medicine$36.75$29.44–$44.163
ADAPT Community Network$43$43.022
VNS Health$38.75$35.30–$42.332
Jones Memorial Hospital$32.25$27.57–$36.842
ARC Health Partners$120$110–$1301
Manhattan Psychology Group$120$110–$1301
Genesis HealthCare$70$701
Maimonides Health$64.25$61.11–$67.361
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center$59$591
Saratoga Hospital$44.25$33.43–$54.891
MJHS Health System$43$431
Westchester Medical Center Health Network$39.75$35.31–$44.391
Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo$39.50$37–$421
Unity House of Cayuga County$38.75$35.22–$42.271
UnitedHealth Group$36$28.75–$43.101
Samaritan Daytop Village$32$31.891
Abilities First$30.50$29.41–$31.411
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services$26.25$25.50–$26.901
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester$26.25$25.50–$26.901
Elderwood$25.50$20.50–$30.681
Gateway-Longview$23.50$21.50–$25.381
New View Alliance$23.50$21.50–$25.381

Median of each employer's jobs in New York (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for social workers nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

45 open jobs in New York state a yearly salary: a median of $72,300, the middle half $68,500 to $88,500.

Best-paid open social worker jobs in New York

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in New York

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, New York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022)$22.96 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$27.71 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$35.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$44.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)$49.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)20,440 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Social Workers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Social worker salary in New York: common questions

How much does a social worker make in New York?

Open social worker jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $40.25, the middle half $33.75–$51 (61 jobs from 29 employers). Full time that is about $83,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $35.13/hr ($73,070 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do social workers earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: New York ($52.50), Binghamton ($38.25), Rochester ($26.25) and West Islip ($56). The town table lists 9.

Which employers in New York pay social workers the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Catholic Health (Long Island) ($56), NewYork-Presbyterian ($52.50) and Richmond University Medical Center ($44).

How does New York compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New York ($40.25) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $41.50. In the BLS survey New York ranks 17 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 61 of 149 open social worker jobs in New York (41%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers (SOC 21-1022), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Child, Family, and School Social Workers (SOC 21-1021), every state, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers, national, published May 15, 2026
  6. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Social Workers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Social worker salary in New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/social-worker/new-york

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