Of the 13,130 social workers employed in New Jersey, 3,470 work in Montclair. Between 2006 and 2010, in Montclair, there has been a 4% decline in the number of social workers. As the employment for social workers in Montclair has decreased, overall employment in Montclair has increased.

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As the number of social workers in Montclair has shrunk, salaries for social workers have increased. In 2010 social workers in Montclair reportedly earned an average salary of $56,218 per year. Social workers in Montclair made a yearly average salary of $52,213, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of social workers in Montclair is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Montclair social workers earn a median yearly salary of $54,302. The difference in pay between the social workers in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 128%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,355 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $80,558 per year.

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

Many of Montclair'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 Montclair's social work schools.

In 2010 approximately 74 students graduated from social work courses.