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Financial Boundaries Social Workers Struggle to Set (and How to Build Them)

By Dorlee

Journal showing financial boundaries social workers struggle to set, including notes about unpaid overtime, undercharging, and avoiding fee discussions

In the first two posts in this series, we explored why financial stress in social work goes deeper than low pay, and how the money beliefs we developed in childhood shape our financial behavior through the Relationship → Behavior → Circumstances chain. Today, I want to focus on one of the most common behavioral expressions […]

Filed Under: Professional Development, Social Work Career Tagged With: financial boundaries social workers, financial self-care, money beliefs, private practice fees, professional boundaries, salary negotiation, self-advocacy, setting boundaries, social work burnout, social worker wellbeing

Social Worker Salary Guide 2026: What You Should Really Be Earning

By Dorlee

2026 social worker salary guide by location and career path

Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024 $61,330 Median annual salary for social workers, about $29.50/hour. Your actual salary depends on where you live, your credentials, your setting, and your career path. Social work employment is projected to grow 6% through 2034, faster than the average for all occupations. What Most Social Workers Earn By Experience […]

Filed Under: Social Work Career, Professional Development Tagged With: financial wellness social workers, LCSW salary, MSW salary, private practice social work, PSLF social workers, salary negotiation, social work career, social worker salary

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