State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: Maryland vs Wisconsin
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Maryland earn a median of $76,390. In Wisconsin, $59,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.5% — not 28.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.9%
Maryland vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+15.5%
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
Wisconsin
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $59,280
- p25
- $47,980
- p75
- $70,010
- p10
- $44,400
- p90
- $80,900
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.