State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In Virginia, $61,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 24.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.6%
Maryland vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+19.9%
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
Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $61,330
- p25
- $49,600
- p75
- $78,530
- p10
- $45,060
- p90
- $95,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.