Social Worker (government) in Michigan: Pay Plan

$68,890 – $117,707

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$59,270

median pay in MI, all employers

15,760

workers in MI (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Michigan state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and grade	Published rate
Clinical Social Worker-E Class CLNSWKRE · class description Grade 9 · NERE-325	$33.12 – $41.01 a hour $68,890 – $85,301 a year 8 steps Base Minimum: $33.12 a hour End of 6 Months: $33.97 a hour End of 1 Year: $34.76 a hour End of 18 Months: $35.63 a hour End of 2 Years: $36.68 a hour End of 30 Months: $38.27 a hour End of 3 Years: $39.63 a hour End of 42 Months: $41.01 a hour
Grade 9 · W22-113	$33.12 – $41.01 a hour $68,890 – $85,301 a year 8 steps Base Minimum: $33.12 a hour End of 6 Months: $33.97 a hour End of 1 Year: $34.76 a hour End of 18 Months: $35.63 a hour End of 2 Years: $36.68 a hour End of 30 Months: $38.27 a hour End of 3 Years: $39.63 a hour End of 42 Months: $41.01 a hour
Grade 10 · NERE-325	$33.89 – $46.16 a hour $70,491 – $96,013 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $33.89 a hour End of 1 Year: $35.82 a hour End of 2 Years: $37.76 a hour End of 3 Years: $40.12 a hour End of 4 Years: $41.88 a hour End of 5 Years: $44.16 a hour End of 6 Years: $46.16 a hour
Grade 10 · W22-113	$33.89 – $46.16 a hour $70,491 – $96,013 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $33.89 a hour End of 1 Year: $35.82 a hour End of 2 Years: $37.76 a hour End of 3 Years: $40.12 a hour End of 4 Years: $41.88 a hour End of 5 Years: $44.16 a hour End of 6 Years: $46.16 a hour
Grade P11 · NERE-325	$35.81 – $49.52 a hour $74,485 – $103,002 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $35.81 a hour End of 1 Year: $38.08 a hour End of 2 Years: $40.37 a hour End of 3 Years: $42.69 a hour End of 4 Years: $44.95 a hour End of 5 Years: $47.02 a hour End of 6 Years: $49.52 a hour
Grade P11 · W22-113	$35.81 – $49.52 a hour $74,485 – $103,002 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $35.81 a hour End of 1 Year: $38.08 a hour End of 2 Years: $40.37 a hour End of 3 Years: $42.69 a hour End of 4 Years: $44.95 a hour End of 5 Years: $47.02 a hour End of 6 Years: $49.52 a hour
Clinical Social Worker-A Class CLNSWKRA · class description Grade 12 · NERE-326	$38.15 – $56.59 a hour $79,352 – $117,707 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $38.15 a hour End of 1 Year: $40.88 a hour End of 2 Years: $43.49 a hour End of 3 Years: $46.77 a hour End of 4 Years: $50.08 a hour End of 5 Years: $53.54 a hour End of 6 Years: $56.59 a hour
Grade 12 · W22-114	$37.77 – $55.15 a hour $78,562 – $114,712 a year 7 steps Base Minimum: $37.77 a hour End of 1 Year: $40.37 a hour End of 2 Years: $43.02 a hour End of 3 Years: $46.16 a hour End of 4 Years: $49.12 a hour End of 5 Years: $52.22 a hour End of 6 Years: $55.15 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges). Data captured October 1, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	MI
Workers	15,760
10th percentile	$41,260
Median	$59,270
90th percentile	$81,100
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.

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