LIVE MARKET·259 CO postings · last 12 months·Data through August 20, 2026
Social Work salary in Colorado: $38.00/hr$1,520/wk$79,040/yr median.
Pay range $36.50$1,460$75,920–$44.00/hr$1,760/wk$91,520/yr across the middle 50% of 259 active Colorado postings from 84 employers.
6.2% below the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr · #22 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$38.00$1,520$79,040
P25–P75
$36.50$1,460$75,920–$44.00$1,760$91,520
middle 50%
Postings
259
last 12 months
Employers
84
in CO
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·SOCIAL WORK
How Colorado compares with its neighbors.
01Utah$44.50/hr$1,780/wk$92,560/yr02Arizona$42.50/hr$1,700/wk$88,400/yr
03Wyoming$39.50/hr$1,580/wk$82,160/yr
04Colorado (this page)$38.00/hr$1,520/wk$79,040/yr
05Oklahoma$36.50/hr$1,460/wk$75,920/yr
06New Mexico$35.00/hr$1,400/wk$72,800/yr07Kansas$32.50/hr$1,300/wk$67,600/yr
08Nebraska$30.00/hr$1,200/wk$62,400/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Social Work pay is highest nationally.
03·SOCIAL WORK ROLES IN COLORADO·1 ROLES
Social Work roles in Colorado, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·SOCIAL WORK · CO
Social Work pay in Colorado, answered.
What do Social Work jobs pay in Colorado?
The median Social Work pay in Colorado is $38.00/hr (about $79,040/yr), based on 259 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Social Work pay range in Colorado?
The middle 50% of Colorado postings pay $36.50–$44.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $19.50 to $82.50/hr.
Is Social Work pay in Colorado above the national average?
Colorado pays 6.2% less than the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr, ranking #22 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Social Work roles in Colorado?
84 employers posted Social Work roles with listed pay in Colorado over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Colorado, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.