State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs South Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In South Carolina, $51,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.9% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
Connecticut vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+37.9%
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
South Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $51,800
- p25
- $44,810
- p75
- $57,550
- p10
- $38,530
- p90
- $77,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.