LIVE MARKET·268 MN postings · last 12 months·Data through August 20, 2026
Social Work salary in Minnesota: $37.25/hr$1,490/wk$77,480/yr median.
Pay range $33.50$1,340$69,680–$41.00/hr$1,640/wk$85,280/yr across the middle 50% of 268 active Minnesota postings from 109 employers.
8.0% below the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr · #28 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$37.25$1,490$77,480
P25–P75
$33.50$1,340$69,680–$41.00$1,640$85,280
middle 50%
Postings
268
last 12 months
Employers
109
in MN
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·SOCIAL WORK
How Minnesota compares with its neighbors.
01Minnesota (this page)$37.25/hr$1,490/wk$77,480/yr
02Wisconsin$35.50/hr$1,420/wk$73,840/yr03South Dakota$34.50/hr$1,380/wk$71,760/yr
04Iowa$31.25/hr$1,250/wk$65,000/yr
05North Dakota$30.50/hr$1,220/wk$63,440/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Social Work pay is highest nationally.
03·SOCIAL WORK ROLES IN MINNESOTA·1 ROLES
Social Work roles in Minnesota, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·SOCIAL WORK · MN
Social Work pay in Minnesota, answered.
What do Social Work jobs pay in Minnesota?
The median Social Work pay in Minnesota is $37.25/hr (about $77,480/yr), based on 268 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Social Work pay range in Minnesota?
The middle 50% of Minnesota postings pay $33.50–$41.00/hr. Listed pay runs from $18.50 to $75.15/hr.
Is Social Work pay in Minnesota above the national average?
Minnesota pays 8.0% less than the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr, ranking #28 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Social Work roles in Minnesota?
109 employers posted Social Work roles with listed pay in Minnesota over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Minnesota, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.