Child Protective Services (CPS) Caseworker in Maryland: Pay Plan

$52,354 – $99,603

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$76,390

median pay in MD, all employers

4,710

workers in MD (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Family SVS Caseworker Trainee Class 4507 Grade ASTD 0012	$52,354 – $82,572 a year 24 steps Step 5: $52,354 a year Step 6: $53,402 a year Step 7: $54,470 a year Step 8: $55,561 a year Step 9: $56,672 a year Step 10: $57,806 a year Step 11: $58,963 a year Step 12: $60,142 a year Step 13: $61,346 a year Step 14: $62,573 a year Step 15: $63,825 a year Step 16: $65,102 a year Step 17: $66,404 a year Step 18: $67,732 a year Step 19: $69,087 a year Step 20: $70,470 a year Step 21: $71,880 a year Step 22: $73,318 a year Step 23: $74,785 a year Step 24: $76,281 a year Step 25: $77,807 a year Step 26: $79,364 a year Step 27: $80,952 a year Step 28: $82,572 a year
Family SVS Caseworker Trainee Class 5583 Grade ASTD 0012	$52,354 – $82,572 a year 24 steps Step 5: $52,354 a year Step 6: $53,402 a year Step 7: $54,470 a year Step 8: $55,561 a year Step 9: $56,672 a year Step 10: $57,806 a year Step 11: $58,963 a year Step 12: $60,142 a year Step 13: $61,346 a year Step 14: $62,573 a year Step 15: $63,825 a year Step 16: $65,102 a year Step 17: $66,404 a year Step 18: $67,732 a year Step 19: $69,087 a year Step 20: $70,470 a year Step 21: $71,880 a year Step 22: $73,318 a year Step 23: $74,785 a year Step 24: $76,281 a year Step 25: $77,807 a year Step 26: $79,364 a year Step 27: $80,952 a year Step 28: $82,572 a year
Family SVS Caseworker I Class 4508 Grade ASTD 0013	$55,710 – $87,867 a year 24 steps Step 5: $55,710 a year Step 6: $56,824 a year Step 7: $57,961 a year Step 8: $59,121 a year Step 9: $60,304 a year Step 10: $61,511 a year Step 11: $62,742 a year Step 12: $63,997 a year Step 13: $65,278 a year Step 14: $66,584 a year Step 15: $67,916 a year Step 16: $69,275 a year Step 17: $70,662 a year Step 18: $72,076 a year Step 19: $73,518 a year Step 20: $74,989 a year Step 21: $76,489 a year Step 22: $78,019 a year Step 23: $79,581 a year Step 24: $81,173 a year Step 25: $82,797 a year Step 26: $84,454 a year Step 27: $86,144 a year Step 28: $87,867 a year
Family SVS Caseworker I Class 5584 Grade ASTD 0013	$55,710 – $87,867 a year 24 steps Step 5: $55,710 a year Step 6: $56,824 a year Step 7: $57,961 a year Step 8: $59,121 a year Step 9: $60,304 a year Step 10: $61,511 a year Step 11: $62,742 a year Step 12: $63,997 a year Step 13: $65,278 a year Step 14: $66,584 a year Step 15: $67,916 a year Step 16: $69,275 a year Step 17: $70,662 a year Step 18: $72,076 a year Step 19: $73,518 a year Step 20: $74,989 a year Step 21: $76,489 a year Step 22: $78,019 a year Step 23: $79,581 a year Step 24: $81,173 a year Step 25: $82,797 a year Step 26: $84,454 a year Step 27: $86,144 a year Step 28: $87,867 a year
Family SVS Caseworker II Class 4509 Grade ASTD 0014	$59,305 – $93,533 a year 24 steps Step 5: $59,305 a year Step 6: $60,491 a year Step 7: $61,701 a year Step 8: $62,936 a year Step 9: $64,195 a year Step 10: $65,479 a year Step 11: $66,790 a year Step 12: $68,126 a year Step 13: $69,489 a year Step 14: $70,880 a year Step 15: $72,298 a year Step 16: $73,744 a year Step 17: $75,220 a year Step 18: $76,725 a year Step 19: $78,260 a year Step 20: $79,826 a year Step 21: $81,423 a year Step 22: $83,052 a year Step 23: $84,713 a year Step 24: $86,408 a year Step 25: $88,137 a year Step 26: $89,900 a year Step 27: $91,699 a year Step 28: $93,533 a year
Family SVS Caseworker II Class 5585 Grade ASTD 0014	$59,305 – $93,533 a year 24 steps Step 5: $59,305 a year Step 6: $60,491 a year Step 7: $61,701 a year Step 8: $62,936 a year Step 9: $64,195 a year Step 10: $65,479 a year Step 11: $66,790 a year Step 12: $68,126 a year Step 13: $69,489 a year Step 14: $70,880 a year Step 15: $72,298 a year Step 16: $73,744 a year Step 17: $75,220 a year Step 18: $76,725 a year Step 19: $78,260 a year Step 20: $79,826 a year Step 21: $81,423 a year Step 22: $83,052 a year Step 23: $84,713 a year Step 24: $86,408 a year Step 25: $88,137 a year Step 26: $89,900 a year Step 27: $91,699 a year Step 28: $93,533 a year
Family SVS Caseworker III Class 4510 Grade ASTD 0015	$63,154 – $99,603 a year 24 steps Step 5: $63,154 a year Step 6: $64,417 a year Step 7: $65,707 a year Step 8: $67,021 a year Step 9: $68,362 a year Step 10: $69,730 a year Step 11: $71,125 a year Step 12: $72,548 a year Step 13: $73,999 a year Step 14: $75,480 a year Step 15: $76,990 a year Step 16: $78,531 a year Step 17: $80,102 a year Step 18: $81,705 a year Step 19: $83,339 a year Step 20: $85,007 a year Step 21: $86,707 a year Step 22: $88,442 a year Step 23: $90,211 a year Step 24: $92,015 a year Step 25: $93,857 a year Step 26: $95,734 a year Step 27: $97,650 a year Step 28: $99,603 a year
Family SVS Caseworker III Class 5586 Grade ASTD 0015	$63,154 – $99,603 a year 24 steps Step 5: $63,154 a year Step 6: $64,417 a year Step 7: $65,707 a year Step 8: $67,021 a year Step 9: $68,362 a year Step 10: $69,730 a year Step 11: $71,125 a year Step 12: $72,548 a year Step 13: $73,999 a year Step 14: $75,480 a year Step 15: $76,990 a year Step 16: $78,531 a year Step 17: $80,102 a year Step 18: $81,705 a year Step 19: $83,339 a year Step 20: $85,007 a year Step 21: $86,707 a year Step 22: $88,442 a year Step 23: $90,211 a year Step 24: $92,015 a year Step 25: $93,857 a year Step 26: $95,734 a year Step 27: $97,650 a year Step 28: $99,603 a year

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

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	MD
Workers	4,710
10th percentile	$41,240
Median	$76,390
90th percentile	$105,570
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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