State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In Rhode Island, $69,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.5% — not 9.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.3%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+6.5%
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
Rhode Island
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $69,870
- p25
- $50,760
- p75
- $85,770
- p10
- $42,560
- p90
- $97,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.