Entry-level Social Worker salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Baldwin Park, Diamond Bar, El Monte, San Gabriel, Rowland Heights.

Also listed as: Healthcare Social Worker

Median salary$58,614

Middle 50%$57.9k–$65.4k

vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $62,400

Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,866 and $96,560.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$57,866
25th	$57,866
50th (median)	$58,614
75th	$65,390
90th	$72,592

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	8
FY2022	–	–	–	8
FY2023	$54,080	$52,000	$56,326	21
FY2024	$56,326	$56,326	$62,400	13
FY2025	$58,614	$58,614	$63,570	14
FY2026	$57,866	$57,866	$68,640	18

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median entry-level Social Worker salary of $58,614 is worth about $51,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Healthcare Social Workers in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $79,830 in May 2025 (6,340 employed). The H-1B median here is $58,614, 27% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Angeles Del Sol CBAS	too few	3
La Puente ADHC	too few	3
Arcadia ADHC	too few	2
Emerald Health Services	too few	2
Monte Del Sol ADHC	too few	2
U.S. Renal Care	too few	2
Starlite Health	too few	2
Wynk’s	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$58,614	32
Mid-level · Level II	too few	2
Senior · Level III	–	0
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$57,866	$58,614	32

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.