Exactly 1,200 of Illinois' 27,230 social workers work in Grayslake. Between 2006 and 2010, in Grayslake, there has been a 21% decline in the number of social workers. Overall employment in Grayslake has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Grayslake has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $53,980 per year was earned by social workers in Grayslake. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Grayslake made an average salary of $46,090 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Grayslake is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Grayslake make a median yearly salary of $53,512. The 10% of social workers in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $32,582 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 140% higher salaries.

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

Many of Grayslake's social workers are graduates of the only accredited social work school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Grayslake's social work schools.

Approximately 2 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.