State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In North Carolina, $59,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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
North Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $59,610
- p25
- $49,010
- p75
- $68,120
- p10
- $42,870
- p90
- $76,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.