Episode 26: Increasing Social Work Salaries in New York City

NASW Social Work Talks podcast

Social work has the highest debt-to-salary ratio of any profession. Robert Schachter, DSW, LMSW, describes how social workers in New York City advocated for pay equity in one of the highest cost-of-living cities in the country. Dr. Schachter served for 27 years as the Executive Director of the NASW New York City chapter.

This is part of our Social Work Month series about social work salaries. We invite you to leave your thoughts and comments at socialworkblog.org after you've listened to this episode.

Published March 12, 2019

• Read a transcript of episode 26

About Dr. Schachter's work

• Dr. Bob Schachter Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
• NASW New York City Chapter
• NASW-NYC Strategy for Addressing Equitable Social Work Salaries

NASW Advocacy

NASW is working to raise social work salaries and help social workers with student loans:

• Social Work Reinvestment Act
• Medicare Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness

We also encourage you to contact your NASW chapter to find out about local efforts to elevate social work compensation.

Related Resources

• Social Work Salaries Overview
• Workforce Research and Data
• Negotiating a Higher Salary - Leadership Ladders newsletter
• Earn What You’re Worth Using Salary Negotiation Skills - NASW members only
• Finances First: How Social Workers Can Help Level the Salary Playing Field