Average Social Worker MSW Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $64,612.00/year

The average annual salary of Social Worker (MSW) is $64,612.00

$48,760.00
Low
$64,612.00
Average
$95,790.00
High

The starting salary of Social Worker (MSW) is between $41,446.00 and $48,760.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $95,790.00 and $110,159.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$41,446.00$110,159.00
Average Hourly Pay - $36.47/hour

The average hourly pay of Social Worker (MSW) is $36.47.

$20.80
Low
$36.47
Average
$50.14
High

The starting hourly rate is between $18.00 and $20.80 for Social Worker (MSW) whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $50.14 and $58.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$18.00$58.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$45.00 - $4,160.00
$45.00
$110,159.00
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  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $64,612.00
  • Hourly Pay : $36.47
  • Weekly Pay : $1,183.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,367.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,128.00

Social Worker (MSW) Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Social Worker (MSW). As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Social Worker (MSW) compared to male. Their involvement is 83% while of male is only 17%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Social Worker (MSW) salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Social Worker (MSW) working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $64,200.00.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a decrease of $5,541.58 which would decline total wage to $58,658.42.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Social Worker (MSW) salary would increase again to a total of $59,604.22, adding $945.80 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $70,988.33.

And finally, once the Social Worker (MSW) gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $73,048.57.

Prominent Skills Affecting Social Worker (MSW) Salary

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Social Worker (MSW)'s salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Social Worker (MSW) when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Social Worker (MSW) is Counseling which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 4% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Counseling.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Patient Counseling with 3%. It can be said that Patient Counseling skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Social Worker (MSW). Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $59,443.00 whereas the highest earning is $71,073.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $71,073.00 at 10%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 2% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 8% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 8% less than the average salary, Late Career earns 10% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 10% more than the average salary.

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