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Social worker pay at UPMC

UPMC posts $22.52–$43.30 an hour for social workers, a median of $33 across 7 open jobs that state their pay, $8.75 below the $41.75 other employers post. Read from UPMC's own job board.

$33
Median posted /hr
$23–$43
Lowest to highest /hr
$68,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$41.75
Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: UPMC jobs · Social worker pay nationwide · About UPMC

What social workers are paid at UPMC

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

Posted hourly rates of 7 open jobs at UPMC. Lowest posted $22.52, highest $43.30.

Posted on open jobs at UPMC

$31–$33.50/hr

Middle half of the employer's 7 jobs stating pay, median $33. 100% of the 7 open social worker jobs at UPMC state an hourly rate.

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Every range UPMC posts

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

UPMC social worker pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Pennsylvania$33$22.52–$43.307
Maryland$33.75$27.19–$40.541

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

Against other employers

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

UPMC

$33/hr median

Middle half $31–$33.50, from 7 jobs stating pay.

184 other employers

$41.75/hr median

Middle half $36.50–$50, from 553 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open social worker jobs at UPMC

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Social worker pay at UPMC: common questions

How much does UPMC pay social workers?

UPMC's open social worker jobs post $22.52–$43.30 an hour, a median of $33 over 7 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $68,600 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does UPMC pay social workers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($33) is $8.75 below the median of 184 other employers' rates for social workers ($41.75, middle half $36.50–$50). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does UPMC pay social workers the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Maryland ($33.75, 1 jobs) and Pennsylvania ($33, 7 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 7 of 7 open social worker jobs at UPMC (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.

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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 24, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Social worker pay at UPMC. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/social-worker/upmc

How the board counts