Exactly 390 of the 11,580 social workers employed in Georgia, work in Savannah. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of social workers in Savannah has shrunk by 19%. Overall employment in Savannah has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Savannah has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 Savannah social workers earned an average yearly salary of $40,133. The average salary for social workers in Savannah was $38,873 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Savannah is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Social workers in Savannah make a median yearly salary of $36,603. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 124%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $26,873 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,217 per year.

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

Many of Savannah'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 Savannah's social work schools.

Approximately 43 students completed social work courses in 2010.