State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In Virginia, $61,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.7% — not 28.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.8%
Connecticut vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+25.7%
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
Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $61,330
- p25
- $49,600
- p75
- $78,530
- p10
- $45,060
- p90
- $95,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.