Exactly 6,430 of Massachusetts' 14,010 social workers work in Boston. The number of social workers in Boston has shrunk by 21% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for social workers in Boston has decreased, overall employment in Boston has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Boston has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Boston reportedly earned an average salary of $50,480 per year. The average salary for social workers in Boston was $48,773 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Boston is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Boston social workers earn a median yearly salary of $50,085. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $26,648 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $74,180 per year.

On average social worker salaries in Boston are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Boston's social workers are graduates of one of the 4 accredited social work schools in the city.

There are a total of 8 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Boston's social work schools.

Approximately 439 students completed social work courses in 2010.