Social Workers, All Other Salary — Eugene, Oregon

The average Social Workers, All Other in Eugene, Oregon earns $68,710 a year.

$68,710 / year, mean
↓ 11.0% below national average 38th percentile in Oregon

Eugene pays below most of Oregon for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for social workers, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
340
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.7%
Cost of living 102 #44 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $459,366 #31 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $69,311 #112 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Eugene ranks #44 for cost of living and #31 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Stockton $105,250 Modesto $103,790 San Jose $102,860 Santa Rosa $101,860 Vallejo $99,800 Seattle $98,810 Killeen $98,020 San Antonio $97,570 Waco $96,200 Louisville $95,160 San Francisco $94,950 Dallas $94,800 Roanoke $93,540 Lexington $92,460 Virginia Beach $92,320 Richmond $92,060 Battle Creek $91,220 Riverside $90,190 Hagerstown $89,690 Elizabethtown $89,080 Syracuse $88,900 Saginaw $88,010 New York $86,860 Pittsburgh $86,690 Binghamton $86,050 Houston $84,930 El Paso $84,700 Erie $84,440 Indianapolis $84,100 San Diego $84,070 Albany $83,430 Philadelphia $83,150 Spokane $82,800 Oxnard $81,710 Kiryas Joel $81,460 Baltimore $80,930 Wildwood $80,770 Salinas $80,750 Fresno $80,440 Harrisburg $80,160 Santa Maria $79,780 Buffalo $78,930 Rochester $78,600 Los Angeles $78,470 Corpus Christi $78,380 Fort Wayne $77,490 Ithaca $77,340 Atlantic City $77,320 Utica $77,210 Bakersfield $77,120 Beckley $76,920 Chicago $76,750 Gainesville $76,460 Tampa $76,100 Amarillo $74,260 Ann Arbor $73,820 Medford $73,430 Austin $73,250 Detroit $72,660 Portland $72,530 Huntington $72,180 Grants Pass $71,660 Orlando $71,040 Salem $70,580 Bend $70,160 Miami $70,010 Lubbock $69,920 Trenton $69,430 Eugene $68,710 Palm Bay $68,410 Pensacola $67,980 Jacksonville $67,670 Albany $67,510 Fort Myers $67,480 Champaign $67,300 Sarasota $67,220 Lexington Park $66,340 Springfield $66,280 Rockford $65,560 Corvallis $65,500 Panama City $64,690 San Luis Obispo $64,150 Traverse City $64,070 Tallahassee $63,840 Lancaster $63,520 Naples $63,300 Deltona $63,250 Scranton $62,690 Allentown $62,590 Homosassa Springs $61,810 Ocala $61,790 Lansing $60,700 Grand Rapids $60,440 Brownsville $60,210 Wheeling $59,280 Jackson $58,340 Charleston $57,640 Lakeland $56,070 Peoria $55,050 Port St. Lucie $54,530 McAllen $54,330 Kalamazoo $53,640 Morgantown $50,510 Sacramento $50,500
CityMean salaryvs. Eugene
Albany, Oregon$67,510-1.7%
Albany, New York$83,430+21.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$62,590-8.9%
Amarillo, Texas$74,260+8.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$73,820+7.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$77,320+12.5%
Austin, Texas$73,250+6.6%
Bakersfield, California$77,120+12.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$80,930+17.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$91,220+32.8%
Beckley, West Virginia$76,920+11.9%
Bend, Oregon$70,160+2.1%
Binghamton, New York$86,050+25.2%
Brownsville, Texas$60,210-12.4%
Buffalo, New York$78,930+14.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$67,480-1.8%
Champaign, Illinois$67,300-2.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$57,640-16.1%
Chicago, Illinois$76,750+11.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$78,380+14.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$65,500-4.7%
Dallas, Texas$94,800+38.0%
Deltona, Florida$63,250-7.9%
Detroit, Michigan$72,660+5.7%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$89,080+29.6%
El Paso, Texas$84,700+23.3%
Erie, Pennsylvania$84,440+22.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$77,490+12.8%
Fresno, California$80,440+17.1%
Gainesville, Florida$76,460+11.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$60,440-12.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$71,660+4.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$89,690+30.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$80,160+16.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$61,810-10.0%
Houston, Texas$84,930+23.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$72,180+5.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$84,100+22.4%
Ithaca, New York$77,340+12.6%
Jackson, Michigan$58,340-15.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$67,670-1.5%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$53,640-21.9%
Killeen, Texas$98,020+42.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$81,460+18.6%
Lakeland, Florida$56,070-18.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$63,520-7.6%
Lansing, Michigan$60,700-11.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$92,460+34.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$66,340-3.4%
Los Angeles, California$78,470+14.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$95,160+38.5%
Lubbock, Texas$69,920+1.8%
McAllen, Texas$54,330-20.9%
Medford, Oregon$73,430+6.9%
Miami, Florida$70,010+1.9%
Modesto, California$103,790+51.1%
Morgantown, West Virginia$50,510-26.5%
Naples, Florida$63,300-7.9%
New York, New York$86,860+26.4%
Sarasota, Florida$67,220-2.2%
Ocala, Florida$61,790-10.1%
Orlando, Florida$71,040+3.4%
Oxnard, California$81,710+18.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$68,410-0.4%
Panama City, Florida$64,690-5.9%
Pensacola, Florida$67,980-1.1%
Peoria, Illinois$55,050-19.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$83,150+21.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$86,690+26.2%
Portland, Oregon$72,530+5.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$54,530-20.6%
Richmond, Virginia$92,060+34.0%
Riverside, California$90,190+31.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$93,540+36.1%
Rochester, New York$78,600+14.4%
Rockford, Illinois$65,560-4.6%
Sacramento, California$50,500-26.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$88,010+28.1%
Salem, Oregon$70,580+2.7%
Salinas, California$80,750+17.5%
San Antonio, Texas$97,570+42.0%
San Diego, California$84,070+22.4%
San Francisco, California$94,950+38.2%
San Jose, California$102,860+49.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$64,150-6.6%
Santa Maria, California$79,780+16.1%
Santa Rosa, California$101,860+48.2%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$62,690-8.8%
Seattle, Washington$98,810+43.8%
Spokane, Washington$82,800+20.5%
Springfield, Illinois$66,280-3.5%
Stockton, California$105,250+53.2%
Syracuse, New York$88,900+29.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$63,840-7.1%
Tampa, Florida$76,100+10.8%
Traverse City, Michigan$64,070-6.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$69,430+1.0%
Utica, New York$77,210+12.4%
Vallejo, California$99,800+45.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$92,320+34.4%
Waco, Texas$96,200+40.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$59,280-13.7%
Wildwood, Florida$80,770+17.6%
Gross salary
68,710/yr
Estimated take-home
52,263/yr
Est. total withheld
23.9%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Social Workers, All Other salaries in Oregon → All Social Workers, All Other salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Eugene

These notes add local color around Eugene, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 21-1029 SOC code
Official area Eugene-Springfield, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 21660 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Springfield
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
382,628