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Social worker pay at UCLA Health

UCLA Health posts $56.66–$73.11 an hour for social workers, a median of $64.88 across 5 open jobs that state their pay, $24.78 above the $40.10 other employers post. Read from UCLA Health's own job board.

$64.88
Median posted /hr
$57–$73
Lowest to highest /hr
$135,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.10
Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UCLA Health jobs · Social worker pay nationwide · About UCLA Health

What social workers are paid at UCLA Health

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

The jobs here post rates too close together to chart: $56.66–$73.11 an hour.

Posted on open jobs at UCLA Health

$64.88/hr

Middle half of the employer's 5 distinct posted rates, median $64.88. 100% of the 5 open social worker jobs at UCLA Health state an hourly rate.

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Every range UCLA Health posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

UCLA Health social worker pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
California$64.88$56.66–$73.115

A state's name opens what every employer posts for social workers there, when enough do.

Against other employers

UCLA Health's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for social workers (each of their advertised ranges once).

UCLA Health

$64.88/hr median

Middle half $64.88, from 5 jobs stating pay.

246 other employers

$40.10/hr median

Middle half $35–$49.99, from 644 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open social worker jobs at UCLA Health

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Social worker pay at UCLA Health: common questions

How much does UCLA Health pay social workers?

UCLA Health's open social worker jobs post $56.66–$73.11 an hour, a median of $64.88 over 5 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $135,000 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UCLA Health pay social workers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($64.88) is $24.78 above the median of 246 other employers' rates for social workers ($40.10, middle half $35–$49.99). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 5 of 5 open social worker jobs at UCLA Health (100%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at UCLA Health

Social worker pay at other employers

Social worker salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Mental Health & Social Work job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Social worker pay at UCLA Health. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/social-worker/ucla-health

How the board counts