Social Worker market brief · Sacramento, CA
Social Worker Jobs in Sacramento, CA
54 social worker openings are live in the Sacramento, CA area from 36 employers, led by Sutter Shared Lab LLC, NorthBay, and Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice. The middle half of posted salaries runs $102,825–$122,629 a year (median $111,862), from the 70% of listings that disclose pay. Entry-level roles are the largest group, at 57% of openings.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 54
- Live social worker openings currently tracked in the Sacramento market.
Companies hiring
- 36
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $111,862
- 70% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Sacramento's social worker market is led by entry-level openings, with 31 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
54
Hiring employers
36
Salary coverage
70%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
31
18 companies · $110,211 median
Established employers
9
9 companies · $115,752 median
Top of market
6
4 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$102,825
P50
$111,862
P75
$122,629
P90
$127,753
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live social worker listings in Sacramento
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare social worker opportunities in Sacramento, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 54 live roles tracked in this market.
- 36 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Social Worker in Sacramento
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
54 social worker openings across 36 employers establish the current Sacramento opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 31 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Sutter Shared Lab LLC is one of the most active visible employers, with 7 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 36 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 54 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More social worker openings in Sacramento
- Medical Social Worker II · Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
- Clinical Social Worker · CPS HR Consulting (Client Recruitments)
- Clinical Social Worker · CPS HR Consulting (Client Recruitments)
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) contract · FullShift Staffing, LLC
- Social Worker-Social Worker, Travel · Cynet Health
- Social Worker · First Connect Health
- Social Worker Supervisor I · County of Yolo
- Social Worker MSW · Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington
- Social Worker MSW · CommonSpirit Health
- Substitute Social Worker · Natomas Unified School District
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapy (Fairfield, CA) · Sutter Health
- Medical Social Worker II- Grade 10 · Kaiser Permanente
- Medical Social Worker - Population Health (Full Time, Day) · NorthBay
- Medical Social Worker · Guardian Angel Home Care Inc.
- Social Worker PRN · Bristol Hospice
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - 26-116 · primed
Social Worker jobs in Sacramento: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many social worker jobs are open in Sacramento?
Metaintro tracks 54 live social worker openings from 36 employers in the Sacramento, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do social worker jobs in Sacramento pay?
The median posted salary is $111,862 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $102,825 to $122,629. Based on the 70% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most social worker openings in Sacramento?
Entry-level roles lead with 31 openings. Experience level is known for 69% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for social worker jobs in Sacramento?
Sutter Shared Lab LLC, NorthBay, Sutter Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, and Kaiser Permanente have the most open social worker roles here right now, out of 36 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
Narrow the market to experience levels with enough reliable data.
Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Sacramento market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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