Exactly 1,740 of the 10,360 social workers employed in Connecticut, work in Fairfield. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Fairfield has shrunk by 6%. Overall employment in Fairfield has also decreased.

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In Fairfield, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Fairfield reportedly earned an average salary of $57,720 per year. The average salary for social workers in Fairfield was $51,590 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Fairfield is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Fairfield social workers earn a median yearly salary of $53,482. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 175%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,618 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $87,070 per year.

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

There is only one accredited social work school in the city. Many of Fairfield's social workers are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in social work offered by Fairfield's social work school.

In 2010 approximately 12 students graduated from social work courses.