Exactly 6,680 of Minnesota's 10,470 social workers work in Saint Paul. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Saint Paul has shrunk by 13%. As the employment for social workers in Saint Paul has decreased, overall employment in Saint Paul has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Saint Paul has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Saint Paul reportedly earned an average salary of $54,760 per year. Social workers in Saint Paul made a yearly average salary of $47,625, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Saint Paul.

Social workers in Saint Paul earn a median salary of $55,278 per year. 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.

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

Many of Saint Paul's social workers are graduates of one of the 4 accredited social work schools in the city.

There are a total of 6 degree and certificate programs in social work offered by Saint Paul's social work schools.

In 2010 approximately 368 students graduated from social work courses.