State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs Missouri
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In Missouri, $48,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.1% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
Maryland vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+36.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Missouri
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $48,520
- p25
- $44,300
- p75
- $55,740
- p10
- $37,200
- p90
- $65,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.