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Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of child, family, and school social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,330
25th Percentile Wage	$40,080
50th Percentile Wage	$44,690
75th Percentile Wage	$54,740
90th Percentile Wage	$74,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for child, family, and school social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of child, family, and school social workers from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$44,690	2.82%	20.18%
2021	$43,430	3.04%	-
2020	$42,110	1.88%	-
2019	$41,320	7.72%	-
2018	$38,130	-0.24%	-
2017	$38,220	0.71%	-
2016	$37,950	1.37%	-
2015	$37,430	-1.71%	-
2014	$38,070	1.29%	-
2013	$37,580	5.08%	-
2012	$35,670	-	-

Table 2. Compare Child, Family, and School Social Worker Salary in Indianapolis-Carmel with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,690, Indianapolis-Carmel is the second highest paying city for child, family, and school social workers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Elkhart-Goshen (median annual salary of $45,910). Compared with Elkhart-Goshen, the median annual salary of child, family, and school social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Elkhart-Goshen	$45,910
Indianapolis-Carmel	$44,690
Bloomington	$43,800
Fort Wayne	$42,700
Muncie	$42,300
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$42,120
Terre Haute	$42,120
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,120
Columbus	$42,120
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,940
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$41,490
Kokomo	$41,290
Michigan City-La Porte	$40,480
Anderson	$37,640
Gary	$37,460
Lafayette	$31,270