Exactly 34,350 of the 55,990 social workers employed in New York, work in New York City. Between 2006 and 2010, in New York City, there has been a 4% growth in the number of social workers. As the number of social workers in New York City has increased, overall employment in New York City has also increased.

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In New York City, salaries for social workers have increased. New York City social workers made $54,275 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, social workers in New York City made an average salary of $48,575 per year. The growth in the salary of social workers in New York City is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers make a median salary of $52,585 per year in New York City. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 132%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,692 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $78,322 per year.

On average social workers in New York City earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in New York City.

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

There are a total of 21 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by New York City's social work schools.

In 2010 approximately 2,134 students graduated from social work courses.