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Social Worker (government) in Hawaii

State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) lists 6 job classes for this work in the Hawaii state pay plan: Social Worker II–VII.

$56,700 – $129,276
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$68,270
median pay in HI, all employers
1,170
workers in HI (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Hawaii state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Social Worker II
Class 3.102
Grade SR18
$56,700 – $80,736 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $56,700 a year
  • Step E: $58,944 a year
  • Step F: $61,284 a year
  • Step G: $63,768 a year
  • Step H: $66,324 a year
  • Step I: $69,036 a year
  • Step J: $71,784 a year
  • Step K: $74,652 a year
  • Step L: $77,616 a year
  • Step M: $80,736 a year
Social Worker III
Class 3.103
Grade SR20
$61,284 – $87,336 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $61,284 a year
  • Step E: $63,768 a year
  • Step F: $66,324 a year
  • Step G: $69,036 a year
  • Step H: $71,784 a year
  • Step I: $74,652 a year
  • Step J: $77,616 a year
  • Step K: $80,736 a year
  • Step L: $83,976 a year
  • Step M: $87,336 a year
Social Worker IV
Class 3.104
Grade SR22
$66,324 – $94,440 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $66,324 a year
  • Step E: $69,036 a year
  • Step F: $71,784 a year
  • Step G: $74,652 a year
  • Step H: $77,616 a year
  • Step I: $80,736 a year
  • Step J: $83,976 a year
  • Step K: $87,336 a year
  • Step L: $90,816 a year
  • Step M: $94,440 a year
Social Worker V
Class 3.105
Grade SR24
$74,652 – $106,260 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $74,652 a year
  • Step E: $77,616 a year
  • Step F: $80,736 a year
  • Step G: $83,976 a year
  • Step H: $87,336 a year
  • Step I: $90,816 a year
  • Step J: $94,440 a year
  • Step K: $98,244 a year
  • Step L: $102,204 a year
  • Step M: $106,260 a year
Social Worker VI
Class 3.106
Grade SR26
$80,736 – $114,912 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $80,736 a year
  • Step E: $83,976 a year
  • Step F: $87,336 a year
  • Step G: $90,816 a year
  • Step H: $94,440 a year
  • Step I: $98,244 a year
  • Step J: $102,204 a year
  • Step K: $106,260 a year
  • Step L: $110,508 a year
  • Step M: $114,912 a year
Social Worker VII
Class 3.107
Grade SR28
$90,816 – $129,276 a year
10 steps
  • Step D: $90,816 a year
  • Step E: $94,440 a year
  • Step F: $98,244 a year
  • Step G: $102,204 a year
  • Step H: $106,260 a year
  • Step I: $110,508 a year
  • Step J: $114,912 a year
  • Step K: $119,520 a year
  • Step L: $124,296 a year
  • Step M: $129,276 a year

Schedule: BU 13 Professional and Scientific (effective 07/01/2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: State of Hawaiʻi Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD), Hawaii Compensation Plans and Bargaining Unit Salary Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Hawaii, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureHI
Workers1,170
10th percentile$46,840
Median$68,270
90th percentile$93,430
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.

Free practice tests for Hawaii

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Social Worker (government) page.

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