What is the median salary for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Albuquerque?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Albuquerque, NM is $55,420.

How does Albuquerque pay compare to the US median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?

Local median pay is 6.9% below the national OEWS median of $59,550.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Albuquerque is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $55,420 has about the same purchasing power as $58,031 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Child, Family, and School Social Workers, Albuquerque

$55,420

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Albuquerque, NM. Middle half of wages roughly $45,380 to $78,360.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −6.9%
US median: $59,550
Metro RPP: 95.5
Middle half: $45,380 to $78,360
OEWS employment: 1,340
SOC: 21-1021

Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Albuquerque pay a median $55,420 (May 2025), 6.9% below the US median of $59,550. At local prices (RPP 95.5), that median buys about what $58,031 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$55,420 in Albuquerque buys about what $58,031 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.5, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 89.2 vs all-items 95.5 (US = 100, 2024).

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Child, Family, and School Social Workers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Albuquerque	$55,420	$45,380 to $78,360	95.5
Columbus	$58,460	$48,870 to $60,980	95.5
San Francisco	$72,020	$58,760 to $102,660	115.6
Tulsa	$43,950	$40,250 to $52,210	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Albuquerque?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Albuquerque, NM is $55,420.
How does Albuquerque pay compare to the US median for Child, Family, and School Social Workers?: Local median pay is 6.9% below the national OEWS median of $59,550.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Albuquerque is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $55,420 has about the same purchasing power as $58,031 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.