Social Worker salary in Manitoba
173 people with this title were paid $85,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $91,681 and $111,552.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | $84,026 |
| 2021 | $82,136 |
| 2022 | $84,582 |
| 2023 | $99,951 |
| 2024 | $98,979 |
| 2025 | $103,404 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Median salary at each of the 11 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Social Worker in Manitoba’s public sector?
$103,404 among the 173 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $85,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Social Worker on the list earn?
Half were paid between $91,681 and $111,552 in 2025; the highest salary was $160,676.
Which employer pays Social Worker the most?
Northern Regional Health Authority: a median of $128,512 among 8 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Social Worker?
Shared Health, with 62 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Social Worker are on the list?
173 in 2025, up from 75 in 2020.
What share of people with the title Social Worker are paid $150,000 or more?
1% of those on the 2025 list (2 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Social Worker pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $103,404, is 6.8% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($110,965).
How much does a Social Worker make at Shared Health?
The median salary of the 62 people with this title at Shared Health was $106,836 in 2025.
How much does a Social Worker make at Winnipeg Regional Health Authority?
The median salary of the 25 people with this title at Winnipeg Regional Health Authority was $94,586 in 2025.
How much does a Social Worker make at The Brandon School Division?
The median salary of the 13 people with this title at The Brandon School Division was $109,266 in 2025.
Has Social Worker pay gone up?
The median rose 4.5% from 2024 ($98,979) to 2025. In 2020 it was $84,026.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Manitoba publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Manitoba does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $85,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.