Of the 10,470 social workers employed in Minnesota, 6,680 work in Minneapolis. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Minneapolis has shrunk by 13%. Overall employment in Minneapolis has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Minneapolis has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Minneapolis reportedly earned an average salary of $54,760 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in Minneapolis made an average salary of $47,625 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in Minneapolis is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $55,278 per year in Minneapolis. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 117%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,962 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $73,798 per year.

Minneapolis social workers have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 6 accredited social work schools in the city. Many of Minneapolis' social workers are graduates of one of these schools.

Minneapolis' social work schools offer 9 social work degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 207 students graduated from social work courses in 2010.