State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In District of Columbia, $73,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 3.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-3.7%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $73,550
- p25
- $59,730
- p75
- $99,500
- p10
- $53,020
- p90
- $113,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Maryland
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $76,390
- p25
- $56,920
- p75
- $93,940
- p10
- $41,240
- p90
- $105,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.