Pittsfield, MA · SOC 21-1021
Child, Family, and School Social Workers in Pittsfield
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$76,440
per year in Pittsfield
+28% above
National Median
$59,550
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$36.75/hr
median hourly
Employment
200
jobs in Pittsfield
BLS metro-level wage data places Child, Family, and School Social Workers pay in Pittsfield, MA at a median of $76,440 per year ($36.75/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $59,550, Pittsfield pays +28% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 200 child, family, and school social workerss are employed across the Pittsfield MSA in SOC 21-1021.
The Pittsfield pay distribution spans from $50,640 at the 10th percentile to $98,480 at the 90th — a 1.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $64,560 and the 75th at $93,950, so half of Pittsfield-based child, family, and school social workerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Pittsfield, MA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide MA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Pittsfield
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$50,640
25th Percentile
$64,560
Median
$76,440
75th Percentile
$93,950
90th Percentile
$98,480
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