Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$57,590avg. a year
$27.69 an hour · 4,080 employed
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $57,590 a year. That is $1,890 (3%) more than the Texas average of $55,700. The U.S. average is $64,000.
$56,670Median pay
$27.69Average hourly
+3%vs. Texas average
4,080Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for child, family, and school social workers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1530 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$60,830
$29.24 an hour
21,670 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$59,770
$28.74 an hour
3120 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$59,060
$28.39 an hour
4600 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$58,380
$28.07 an hour
54,480 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$57,860
$27.82 an hour
660 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$57,850
$27.81 an hour
7380 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$57,390
$27.59 an hour
82,520 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$56,830
$27.32 an hour
960 jobs
Victoria, TX
$56,820
$27.32 an hour
10270 jobs
Waco, TX
$56,780
$27.30 an hour
1180 jobs
Odessa, TX
$56,660
$27.24 an hour
12110 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$55,240
$26.56 an hour
13120 jobs
Midland, TX
$54,310
$26.11 an hour
14660 jobs
El Paso, TX
$53,850
$25.89 an hour
15150 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$53,810
$25.87 an hour
16270 jobs
Laredo, TX
$53,150
$25.55 an hour
17160 jobs
Tyler, TX
$53,060
$25.51 an hour
18290 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$52,550
$25.27 an hour
19260 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$52,070
$25.04 an hour
20230 jobs
Longview, TX
$51,330
$24.68 an hour
21380 jobs
Abilene, TX
$51,200
$24.62 an hour
2270 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$50,780
$24.41 an hour
23500 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$49,390
$23.75 an hour
241,560 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$45,120
$21.69 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $67,930 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $74,310 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $47,030 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $71,320 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $57,190 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $51,290 |
Questions and answers
How much do child, family, and school social workers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $57,590 a year, and the median is $56,670. About 4,080 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $1,890 (3%) more than the Texas average of $55,700.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.49 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 21-1021. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.