LIVE MARKET·275 TX postings · last 12 months·Data through August 20, 2026
Social Work salary in Texas: $37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr median.
Pay range $34.00$1,360$70,720–$42.50/hr$1,700/wk$88,400/yr across the middle 50% of 275 active Texas postings from 119 employers.
7.4% below the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr · #24 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$37.50$1,500$78,000
P25–P75
$34.00$1,360$70,720–$42.50$1,700$88,400
middle 50%
Postings
275
last 12 months
Employers
119
in TX
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·SOCIAL WORK
How Texas compares with its neighbors.
01Texas (this page)$37.50/hr$1,500/wk$78,000/yr
02Oklahoma$36.50/hr$1,460/wk$75,920/yr
03New Mexico$35.00/hr$1,400/wk$72,800/yr04Arkansas$32.50/hr$1,300/wk$67,600/yr
05Louisiana$31.50/hr$1,260/wk$65,520/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Social Work pay is highest nationally.
03·SOCIAL WORK ROLES IN TEXAS·1 ROLES
Social Work roles in Texas, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·SOCIAL WORK · TX
Social Work pay in Texas, answered.
What do Social Work jobs pay in Texas?
The median Social Work pay in Texas is $37.50/hr (about $78,000/yr), based on 275 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Social Work pay range in Texas?
The middle 50% of Texas postings pay $34.00–$42.50/hr. Listed pay runs from $17.50 to $112.50/hr.
Is Social Work pay in Texas above the national average?
Texas pays 7.4% less than the national Social Work median of $40.50/hr, ranking #24 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Social Work roles in Texas?
119 employers posted Social Work roles with listed pay in Texas over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Texas, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.