State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,970. In West Virginia, $52,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.6% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.2%
Connecticut vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+30.6%
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
West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $52,220
- p25
- $45,510
- p75
- $58,720
- p10
- $38,410
- p90
- $66,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.