Exactly 17,480 of Illinois' 27,230 social workers work in Chicago. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Chicago has grown by 17%. As the employment for social workers in Chicago has increased, overall employment in Chicago has also increased.

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As the number of social workers in Chicago has grown, salaries for social workers have also increased. Chicago social workers made $50,948 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for social workers in Chicago was $43,783 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Chicago is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Chicago social workers earn a median yearly salary of $48,802. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $26,795 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 185% higher salaries.

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

Many of Chicago's social workers are graduates of one of the 11 accredited social work schools in the city.

There are a total of 17 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Chicago's social work schools.

Approximately 875 students completed social work courses in 2010.