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Child Protective Services (CPS) Caseworker in Indiana

Indiana State Personnel Department lists 2 job classes for this work in the Indiana state pay plan: Family Case Manager Trainee, Family Case Manager 2.

$42,900 – $68,614
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$50,470
median pay in IN, all employers
6,690
workers in IN (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: Indiana State Personnel Department, State of Indiana Job Code Listing (August 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Indiana state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first. These are the ranges Indiana sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Family Case Manager Trainee
Class 002AP3
Grade 34
$42,900 – $60,112 a year
Family Case Manager 2
Class 002AP2
Grade 36
$47,320 – $68,614 a year

Schedule: Salary plan GEN. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Indiana State Personnel Department, State of Indiana Job Code Listing (August 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Indiana, all employers Sourced

Child, Family, and School Social Workers (SOC 21-1021) in Indiana, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureIN
Workers6,690
10th percentile$38,270
Median$50,470
90th percentile$72,140
National median, government employers$65,660

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Child Protective Services (CPS) Caseworker page.

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