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Social Worker (government) in Nevada

Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) lists 6 job classes for this work in the Nevada state pay plan: Social Worker I–III, Clinical Social Worker I–III.

$59,508 – $120,394
state pay plan range, a year
6
classes in the state plan
$61,080
median pay in NV, all employers
4,030
workers in NV (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), 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.

Nevada state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Social Worker I
Class 12.377 · class description
Grade 32
$59,508 – $87,821 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $59,508 a year
  • Step 2: $62,181 a year
  • Step 3: $64,770 a year
  • Step 4: $67,589 a year
  • Step 5: $70,658 a year
  • Step 6: $73,748 a year
  • Step 7: $76,922 a year
  • Step 8: $80,409 a year
  • Step 9: $84,021 a year
  • Step 10: $87,821 a year
Social Worker II
Class 12.361 · class description
Grade 34
$64,770 – $96,048 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $64,770 a year
  • Step 2: $67,589 a year
  • Step 3: $70,658 a year
  • Step 4: $73,748 a year
  • Step 5: $76,922 a year
  • Step 6: $80,409 a year
  • Step 7: $84,021 a year
  • Step 8: $87,821 a year
  • Step 9: $91,914 a year
  • Step 10: $96,048 a year
Clinical Social Worker I
Class 10.150 · class description
Grade 35
$67,589 – $100,370 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $67,589 a year
  • Step 2: $70,658 a year
  • Step 3: $73,748 a year
  • Step 4: $76,922 a year
  • Step 5: $80,409 a year
  • Step 6: $84,021 a year
  • Step 7: $87,821 a year
  • Step 8: $91,914 a year
  • Step 9: $96,048 a year
  • Step 10: $100,370 a year
Social Worker III
Class 12.363 · class description
Grade 35
$67,589 – $100,370 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $67,589 a year
  • Step 2: $70,658 a year
  • Step 3: $73,748 a year
  • Step 4: $76,922 a year
  • Step 5: $80,409 a year
  • Step 6: $84,021 a year
  • Step 7: $87,821 a year
  • Step 8: $91,914 a year
  • Step 9: $96,048 a year
  • Step 10: $100,370 a year
Clinical Social Worker II
Class 10.144 · class description
Grade 37
$73,748 – $109,912 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $73,748 a year
  • Step 2: $76,922 a year
  • Step 3: $80,409 a year
  • Step 4: $84,021 a year
  • Step 5: $87,821 a year
  • Step 6: $91,914 a year
  • Step 7: $96,048 a year
  • Step 8: $100,370 a year
  • Step 9: $105,068 a year
  • Step 10: $109,912 a year
Clinical Social Worker III
Class 10.151 · class description
Grade 39
$80,409 – $120,394 a year
10 steps
  • Step 1: $80,409 a year
  • Step 2: $84,021 a year
  • Step 3: $87,821 a year
  • Step 4: $91,914 a year
  • Step 5: $96,048 a year
  • Step 6: $100,370 a year
  • Step 7: $105,068 a year
  • Step 8: $109,912 a year
  • Step 9: $115,070 a year
  • Step 10: $120,394 a year

Schedule: Pay Policy 01A, E, F, I — Classified; CBU A, E, F, I; Employee/Employer Contribution Plan (EE/ER). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Nevada Department of Administration, Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Nevada Classified Service — Class Specifications and Compensation Schedules (Pay Policy 01 EE/ER and 06), effective July 1, 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Nevada, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNV
Workers4,030
10th percentile$45,960
Median$61,080
90th percentile$98,010
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 Social Worker (government) page.

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