State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Arkansas vs New Jersey
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,280. In Arkansas, $43,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 43.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.2%
Arkansas vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $43,330
- p25
- $37,350
- p75
- $52,130
- p10
- $36,070
- p90
- $59,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
New Jersey
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $76,280
- p25
- $59,530
- p75
- $97,500
- p10
- $47,830
- p90
- $109,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.