State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs South Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In South Dakota, $51,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 49.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.5%
Maryland vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+26.1%
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
South Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $51,100
- p25
- $46,010
- p75
- $59,100
- p10
- $39,150
- p90
- $67,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.