State comparison · 2025
Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary: New Jersey vs South Dakota
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in New Jersey earn a median of $76,280. In South Dakota, $51,100. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.3%
New Jersey vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+21.6%
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
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.