State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs New Mexico
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In New Mexico, $56,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.1% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.6%
Connecticut vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+25.1%
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
New Mexico
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $56,160
- p25
- $45,470
- p75
- $78,090
- p10
- $36,920
- p90
- $101,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.