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Social Worker Salary by Country (2026)

Mid-career median salaries for social workers in 62 countries, ranked by USD equivalent. Click any country for the full breakdown — experience levels, taxes, demand, and career guidance.

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#CountryMedian (local)Median (USD)
1SingaporeSGD 131,000$101,351
2Ireland€80,300$91,735
3QatarQAR 319,000$87,637
4NorwayNOK 726,000$73,631
5SwitzerlandCHF 56,600$70,360
6Netherlands€56,200$64,203
7United States$64,000$64,000
8DenmarkDKK 403,000$61,654
9United Arab EmiratesAED 220,000$59,905
10Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHK$451,000$57,504
11Austria€49,600$56,663
12Belgium€49,400$56,434
13Germany€49,400$56,434
14AustraliaA$80,400$55,564
15SwedenSEK 537,000$55,412
16Saudi ArabiaSAR 207,000$55,200
17Finland€45,000$51,408
18CanadaCA$72,200$50,887
19France€43,400$49,580
20Italy€43,100$49,237
21United Kingdom£36,900$49,215
22Korea, Rep.₩75,000,000$48,578
23Spain€40,800$46,610
24CzechiaCZK 979,000$46,193
25Israel₪138,000$46,019
26New ZealandNZ$79,100$45,046
27KuwaitKWD 13,300$42,933
28Japan¥6,900,000$42,769
29Portugal€37,200$42,497
30PolandPLN 159,000$42,363
31RomaniaRON 187,000$40,773
32HungaryHUF 12,500,000$40,289
33TurkiyeTRY 1,800,000$38,522
34Greece€32,900$37,585
35MalaysiaMYR 138,000$33,830
36ChileCLP 29,600,000$31,999
37ArgentinaARS 41,600,000$27,907
38ChinaCN¥173,000$25,455
39MexicoMX$433,000$24,763
40ThailandTHB 786,000$23,657
41BrazilR$114,000$21,911
42ColombiaCOP 74,100,000$21,866
43Egypt, Arab Rep.EGP 950,000$19,346
44PeruPEN 62,500$18,316
45IndonesiaIDR 310,000,000$17,232
46Viet Nam₫450,000,000$17,170
47Sri LankaLKR 5,570,000$16,585
48South AfricaZAR 267,000$16,407
49Philippines₱822,000$13,355
50India₹1,220,000$12,790
51JordanJOD 8,860$12,496
52MoroccoMAD 114,000$12,158
53BangladeshBDT 1,410,000$11,438
54NigeriaNGN 15,000,000$10,941
55GhanaGHS 113,000$9,957
56KenyaKES 1,120,000$8,665
57PakistanPKR 2,300,000$8,276
58NepalNPR 1,190,000$7,797
59TanzaniaTZS 16,300,000$6,218
60RwandaRWF 8,320,000$5,664
61EthiopiaETB 828,000$5,192
62UgandaUGX 18,900,000$5,185

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