Social Worker Salary in Raleigh
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
25th pctl
$60K
Median (p50)
$72K
75th pctl
$85K
90th pctl
$100K
Adjusted for Raleigh at 1.04× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Social Worker in Raleigh pulls a median of $71,760 at mid-IC, with a top-quartile band reaching $85,280 and the 90th percentile at $99,840. Raleigh sits at 1.04× the national average for comp. The number to anchor on for a counter is $85,280. The data supports it.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$85,280 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$78,520 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$71,760 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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