Social Worker I salary in Newfoundland and Labrador
125 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $101,800 and $110,100.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list. The line is the same median in 2025 dollars, by Newfoundland and Labrador’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).
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| Year | Median | In 2025 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $109,000 | $123,689 |
| 2022 | $106,600 | $113,734 |
| 2023 | $106,100 | $109,570 |
| 2024 | $106,900 | $108,419 |
| 2025 | $104,400 | $104,400 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 2 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 I in Newfoundland and Labrador’s public sector?
$104,400 among the 125 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 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 I on the list earn?
Half were paid between $101,800 and $110,100 in 2025; the highest salary was $154,400.
Which employer pays Social Worker I the most?
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services: a median of $110,000 among 14 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 I?
Children Seniors&Social Dev, with 106 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Social Worker I are on the list?
125 in 2025, up from 9 in 2021.
What share of people with the title Social Worker I are paid $150,000 or more?
1% of those on the 2025 list (1 person), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Social Worker I pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $104,400, is 8.7% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($114,300).
How much does a Social Worker I make at Children Seniors&Social Dev?
The median salary of the 106 people with this title at Children Seniors&Social Dev was $104,300 in 2025.
How much does a Social Worker I make at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services?
The median salary of the 14 people with this title at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services was $110,000 in 2025.
Has Social Worker I pay gone up?
The median fell 2.3% from 2024 ($106,900) to 2025. In 2021 it was $109,000.
What is “total compensation”?
The one pay figure Newfoundland and Labrador publishes for each person for the year, shown as published. Newfoundland and Labrador does not publish taxable benefits separately, so none are shown. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.