Exactly 1,050 of Kansas' 3,660 social workers work in Wichita. There has been a 6% decline in the number of social workers in Wichita between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for social workers in Wichita has decreased, overall employment in Wichita has increased.

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Salaries for social workers in Wichita have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $43,885 per year was earned by social workers in Wichita. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for social workers in Wichita was $39,253 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Wichita.

Wichita social workers earn a median yearly salary of $41,908. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 97%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $30,855 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,670 per year.

Social worker salaries in Wichita are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 2 accredited social work schools in the city. Many of Wichita's social workers are graduates of one of these schools.

Wichita's social work schools offer 3 social work degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 184 students graduated from social work courses.