State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In West Virginia, $52,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.7% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.3%
Maryland vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.7%
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
West Virginia
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $52,220
- p25
- $45,510
- p75
- $58,720
- p10
- $38,410
- p90
- $66,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.