Social Worker market brief · San Diego, CA
Social Worker Jobs in San Diego, CA
55 social worker openings are live in the San Diego, CA area from 32 employers, led by Scripps Health, Palomar Health, and Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. The middle half of posted salaries runs $74,880–$105,203 a year (median $79,091), from the 76% of listings that disclose pay. 9% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 55
- Live social worker openings currently tracked in the San Diego market.
Companies hiring
- 32
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $79,091
- 76% 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
Level coverage is 51%. Counts remain visible, but fit guidance stays withheld until at least 60% of listings have a reliable level signal.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
55
Hiring employers
32
Salary coverage
76%
Median experience
1.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
25
17 companies · $77,657 median
Established employers
17
9 companies · $108,534 median
Top of market
8
3 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$74,880
P50
$79,091
P75
$105,203
P90
$116,960
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 San Diego
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare social worker opportunities in San Diego, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 55 live roles tracked in this market.
- 32 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Social Worker in San Diego
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
55 social worker openings across 32 employers establish the current San Diego opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Use the live listings to calibrate title, scope, and experience expectations before applying.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Scripps Health is one of the most active visible employers, with 5 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
Move from the San Diego market view into active employers and representative social worker openings
Employer activity · 32 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 55 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 San Diego
- Medical Social Worker (MSW or LCSW) - Per Diem - Social Services · Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
- Medical Social Worker (North County) · EH
- Licensed Psych Social Worker - Social Services - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Per Diem - Day Shift · Sharp
- School Social Worker - SELPA (SC SELPA Academy) (ID 3074) · San Diego County Office Of Education
- Social Worker - MSW · St. Paul's Senior Services
- Licensed Psych Social Worker - Social Services - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Per Diem - Day Shift · Sharp HealthCare
- Social Worker · Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
- Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker, LCSW (Full Time) · Aurora San Diego
- Substitute District Social Worker · Oceanside Unified
- Medical Social Worker · Guardian Angel Home Care Inc.
- Medical Social Worker / MSW (Hospice) · Mission Healthcare
- PACE Social Worker, MSW (Vista, CA) · SYHealth
- Clinical Social Worker - La Jolla - Full Time · Scripps Health
- Clinical Social Worker - La Jolla - Full Time · Scripps Health
- Social Worker, Senior · BSC
- Unlicensed Psych Social Worker - Eating Disorders - Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital - Per Diem - Variable Shift · Sharp HealthCare
Social Worker jobs in San Diego: 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 San Diego?
Metaintro tracks 55 live social worker openings from 32 employers in the San Diego, CA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do social worker jobs in San Diego pay?
The median posted salary is $79,091 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $74,880 to $105,203. Based on the 76% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which companies are hiring for social worker jobs in San Diego?
Scripps Health, Palomar Health, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, and Sharp HealthCare have the most open social worker roles here right now, out of 32 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the San Diego 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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