State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs South Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In South Carolina, $51,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.6% — not 47.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.5%
Maryland vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+31.6%
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
South Carolina
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $51,800
- p25
- $44,810
- p75
- $57,550
- p10
- $38,530
- p90
- $77,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.