State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Montana
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In Montana, $56,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27% — not 39.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.1%
Connecticut vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+27%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $78,970
- p25
- $62,030
- p75
- $100,510
- p10
- $48,660
- p90
- $109,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Montana
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $56,780
- p25
- $45,380
- p75
- $59,520
- p10
- $39,250
- p90
- $72,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.