State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs Montana
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In Montana, $56,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.2% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
Maryland vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+21.2%
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
Montana
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $56,780
- p25
- $45,380
- p75
- $59,520
- p10
- $39,250
- p90
- $72,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.