State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs South Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In South Dakota, $51,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.2% — not 54.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.5%
Connecticut vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+32.2%
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 Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $51,100
- p25
- $46,010
- p75
- $59,100
- p10
- $39,150
- p90
- $67,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.