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Social Worker (government) in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management lists 8 job classes for this work in the Oklahoma state pay plan: Social Services Specialist I–IV, Clinical Social Worker I–IV.

$27,320 – $178,547
state pay plan range, a year
8
classes in the state plan
$43,950
median pay in OK, all employers
6,500
workers in OK (SOC 21-1021)

Sources: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management, Oklahoma Pay Structures for State Employees (effective 08/30/2026) and OMES Job Catalog; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Oklahoma state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective August 30, 2026. These are the ranges Oklahoma sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Social Services Specialist I
Class H20A
Grade H
$27,320 – $105,172 a year
Social Services Specialist II
Class H20B
Grade I
$27,827 – $114,532 a year
Clinical Social Worker I
Class H27A
Grade J
$30,593 – $127,058 a year
Social Services Specialist III
Class H20C
Grade J
$30,593 – $127,058 a year
Clinical Social Worker II
Class H27B
Grade K
$33,440 – $140,961 a year
Social Services Specialist IV
Class H20D
Grade K
$33,440 – $140,961 a year
Clinical Social Worker III
Class H27C
Grade L
$36,784 – $152,428 a year
Clinical Social Worker IV
Class H27D
Grade M
$40,829 – $178,547 a year

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

Source: Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), Human Capital Management, Oklahoma Pay Structures for State Employees (effective 08/30/2026) and OMES Job Catalog. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Oklahoma, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOK
Workers6,500
10th percentile$37,560
Median$43,950
90th percentile$59,540
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 Oklahoma

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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