State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: New Jersey vs Ohio
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,280. In Ohio, $51,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.3% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.1%
New Jersey vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+26.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $76,280
- p25
- $59,530
- p75
- $97,500
- p10
- $47,830
- p90
- $109,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
Ohio
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
- Median
- $51,520
- p25
- $47,310
- p75
- $61,160
- p10
- $39,810
- p90
- $75,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.