State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs North Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In North Carolina, $59,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.6% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.5%
Connecticut vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+20.6%
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
North Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $59,610
- p25
- $49,010
- p75
- $68,120
- p10
- $42,870
- p90
- $76,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.