Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary

Median Salary
$60,280
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.98
per hour
Employment
132,810
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$39,740
25th percentile
$47,070
Median
$60,280
75th percentile
$79,730
90th percentile
$104,170

💰 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$79,380+31.7%
California$79,000+31.1%
Connecticut$78,640+30.5%
Minnesota$75,020+24.5%
Maryland$73,580+22.1%
District of Columbia$73,310+21.6%
Vermont$73,210+21.4%
Washington$70,460+16.9%
Oregon$68,210+13.2%
New Jersey$66,590+10.5%
New Mexico$65,640+8.9%
Colorado$65,620+8.9%
Virginia$64,240+6.6%
New Hampshire$63,900+6.0%
Nevada$62,900+4.3%
Massachusetts$62,500+3.7%
Wisconsin$61,860+2.6%
Rhode Island$60,990+1.2%
North Dakota$60,980+1.2%
Michigan$60,830+0.9%
Delaware$60,060-0.4%
Wyoming$59,310-1.6%
Arkansas$58,590-2.8%
North Carolina$58,210-3.4%
Maine$57,050-5.4%
Alaska$56,710-5.9%
Kansas$56,330-6.6%
Hawaii$54,390-9.8%
Idaho$52,520-12.9%
Georgia$52,030-13.7%
Florida$51,590-14.4%
Utah$50,770-15.8%
West Virginia$50,070-16.9%
Illinois$49,960-17.1%
Missouri$49,560-17.8%
Mississippi$48,970-18.8%
South Dakota$48,920-18.8%
Iowa$48,530-19.5%
Indiana$48,300-19.9%
Pennsylvania$48,290-19.9%
Louisiana$47,100-21.9%
Texas$46,630-22.6%
Tennessee$46,500-22.9%
Arizona$46,380-23.1%
Ohio$46,080-23.6%
Montana$45,160-25.1%
Nebraska$43,240-28.3%
Oklahoma$43,120-28.5%
Kentucky$42,570-29.4%
Alabama$41,500-31.2%
South Carolina$39,930-33.8%

🏙️ Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Vallejo, CA$122,930+103.9%
Cheyenne, WY$118,900+97.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$109,050+80.9%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$98,800+63.9%
Salinas, CA$97,200+61.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$96,420+60.0%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$91,730+52.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$87,550+45.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$87,370+44.9%
Boulder, CO$84,450+40.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$84,260+39.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$84,190+39.7%
Mankato, MN$83,530+38.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$83,150+37.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$82,450+36.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$81,990+36.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$81,240+34.8%
Grand Junction, CO$80,030+32.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$79,940+32.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$79,870+32.5%
Elmira, NY$79,410+31.7%
Modesto, CA$78,880+30.9%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,640+30.5%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$78,410+30.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$78,350+30.0%
Ithaca, NY$78,220+29.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$78,210+29.7%
Las Cruces, NM$77,990+29.4%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$77,770+29.0%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$77,500+28.6%
Salisbury, MD$77,360+28.3%
Rochester, MN$77,030+27.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$76,970+27.7%
Santa Fe, NM$76,860+27.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$75,570+25.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75,020+24.5%
Albany, OR$74,980+24.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$74,380+23.4%
Logan, UT-ID$73,750+22.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$73,740+22.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$73,210+21.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$73,200+21.4%
Kingston, NY$71,790+19.1%
Glens Falls, NY$71,710+19.0%
Syracuse, NY$71,170+18.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$71,140+18.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$70,920+17.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$70,390+16.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$70,360+16.7%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$70,230+16.5%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$69,960+16.1%
Binghamton, NY$68,940+14.4%
Rochester, NY$68,880+14.3%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$68,850+14.2%
Napa, CA$68,830+14.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$68,800+14.1%
St. Cloud, MN$68,240+13.2%
Salem, OR$68,210+13.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$68,060+12.9%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$68,020+12.8%
New Haven, CT$67,330+11.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$66,770+10.8%
San Angelo, TX$66,770+10.8%
Bend, OR$66,710+10.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$66,590+10.5%
Bellingham, WA$65,770+9.1%
Pueblo, CO$65,620+8.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$65,500+8.7%
Wichita, KS$65,300+8.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,020+7.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$64,990+7.8%
Fresno, CA$64,910+7.7%
Redding, CA$64,760+7.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$64,660+7.3%
Visalia, CA$64,540+7.1%
Grants Pass, OR$64,130+6.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$64,080+6.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$63,860+5.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$63,830+5.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$63,770+5.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$63,770+5.8%
Madison, WI$63,690+5.7%
Asheville, NC$63,400+5.2%
Richmond, VA$63,020+4.5%
Barnstable Town, MA$62,990+4.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,900+4.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$62,770+4.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$62,680+4.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$62,520+3.7%
Jonesboro, AR$62,440+3.6%
Appleton, WI$62,100+3.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$62,010+2.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,990+2.8%
Saginaw, MI$61,980+2.8%
Charlottesville, VA$61,970+2.8%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$61,800+2.5%
Wausau, WI$61,780+2.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$61,760+2.5%
Albuquerque, NM$61,280+1.7%
Medford, OR$60,940+1.1%
Bismarck, ND$60,850+0.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,800+0.9%
Bangor, ME$60,700+0.7%
Worcester, MA$60,480+0.3%
Midland, MI$60,440+0.3%
Gainesville, GA$60,430+0.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,390+0.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$60,340+0.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$60,270-0.0%
Flint, MI$60,250-0.0%
Springfield, MA$60,250-0.0%
Eau Claire, WI$60,210-0.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,160-0.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$60,160-0.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$60,110-0.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,930-0.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$59,870-0.7%
Helena, MT$59,850-0.7%
Rocky Mount, NC$59,780-0.8%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,760-0.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$59,700-1.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,550-1.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$59,520-1.3%
Merced, CA$59,500-1.3%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$59,380-1.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$59,230-1.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$59,150-1.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$59,010-2.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$58,980-2.2%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$58,970-2.2%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,960-2.2%
Bloomington, IN$58,880-2.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$58,830-2.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$58,770-2.5%
Dover, DE$58,670-2.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$58,500-3.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$58,320-3.3%
Lynchburg, VA$58,320-3.3%
Roanoke, VA$58,320-3.3%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,090-3.6%
Burlington, NC$57,880-4.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$57,720-4.2%
Reno, NV$57,700-4.3%
Sandusky, OH$57,470-4.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$57,370-4.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,150-5.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$56,860-5.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$56,800-5.8%
Yuba City, CA$56,790-5.8%
Pittsfield, MA$56,660-6.0%
Chico, CA$56,030-7.1%
Ogden, UT$55,970-7.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,840-7.4%
Goldsboro, NC$55,660-7.7%
Gainesville, FL$55,500-7.9%
Iowa City, IA$55,350-8.2%
Traverse City, MI$55,260-8.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$55,190-8.4%
Wilmington, NC$54,990-8.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$54,610-9.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$54,510-9.6%
Jacksonville, FL$54,420-9.7%
Green Bay, WI$54,200-10.1%
Sheboygan, WI$54,160-10.2%
Columbia, MO$54,140-10.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$53,870-10.6%
Yakima, WA$53,850-10.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$53,650-11.0%
Tallahassee, FL$53,400-11.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$53,330-11.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$53,300-11.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,130-11.9%
Chambersburg, PA$52,750-12.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$52,730-12.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$51,900-13.9%
Topeka, KS$51,670-14.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,510-14.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$51,320-14.9%
Monroe, LA$51,250-15.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$50,720-15.9%
Dubuque, IA$50,700-15.9%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$50,520-16.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$50,360-16.5%
Jefferson City, MO$50,170-16.8%
Fayetteville, NC$50,150-16.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$50,020-17.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,940-17.2%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,920-17.2%
Reading, PA$49,920-17.2%
Cleveland, TN$49,850-17.3%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,850-17.3%
Casper, WY$49,770-17.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$49,750-17.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$49,700-17.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,590-17.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$49,520-17.9%
Greeley, CO$49,510-17.9%
Anchorage, AK$49,460-17.9%
St. George, UT$49,190-18.4%
Peoria, IL$49,000-18.7%
Morgantown, WV$48,970-18.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$48,880-18.9%
Charleston, WV$48,790-19.1%
El Centro, CA$48,770-19.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$48,650-19.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$48,630-19.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,630-19.3%
Jackson, MS$48,610-19.4%
Lexington Park, MD$48,570-19.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$48,410-19.7%
Tucson, AZ$48,370-19.8%
Columbia, SC$48,250-20.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$48,010-20.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$47,990-20.4%
Lima, OH$47,910-20.5%
Columbus, OH$47,820-20.7%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,740-20.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,630-21.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$47,390-21.4%
Springfield, MO$47,370-21.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$47,240-21.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$47,100-21.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$47,030-22.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$46,860-22.3%
Alexandria, LA$46,830-22.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$46,810-22.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$46,790-22.4%
Akron, OH$46,760-22.4%
Lancaster, PA$46,680-22.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$46,630-22.6%
Toledo, OH$46,600-22.7%
Boise City, ID$46,570-22.7%
Lubbock, TX$46,550-22.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$46,430-23.0%
Missoula, MT$46,360-23.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,340-23.1%
Springfield, IL$46,010-23.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,930-23.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,930-23.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$45,920-23.8%
Pocatello, ID$45,760-24.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,670-24.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,660-24.3%
Knoxville, TN$45,660-24.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,640-24.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$45,390-24.7%
Cleveland, OH$45,390-24.7%
Columbus, IN$45,390-24.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$45,360-24.8%
Rockford, IL$45,280-24.9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,260-24.9%
Great Falls, MT$45,160-25.1%
Springfield, OH$45,120-25.1%
York-Hanover, PA$45,050-25.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,950-25.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$44,920-25.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$44,730-25.8%
Lincoln, NE$44,720-25.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$44,690-25.9%
Tulsa, OK$44,500-26.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$44,420-26.3%
Rapid City, SD$44,250-26.6%
El Paso, TX$44,150-26.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$44,100-26.8%
Altoona, PA$44,060-26.9%
Evansville, IN$44,000-27.0%
Mansfield, OH$43,980-27.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$43,640-27.6%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,490-27.9%
Ocala, FL$43,400-28.0%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$43,380-28.0%
Billings, MT$43,310-28.2%
Abilene, TX$43,140-28.4%
Montgomery, AL$42,910-28.8%
Elizabethtown, KY$42,860-28.9%
Morristown, TN$42,800-29.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$42,780-29.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$42,570-29.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$42,230-29.9%
Johnson City, TN$42,170-30.0%
Waco, TX$42,140-30.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$42,060-30.2%
Bowling Green, KY$41,860-30.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$41,080-31.9%
Greenville, NC$40,520-32.8%
Albany, GA$39,980-33.7%
Mobile, AL$38,970-35.4%
Birmingham, AL$38,140-36.7%
Longview, TX$37,630-37.6%
Owensboro, KY$37,490-37.8%
Jackson, TN$37,170-38.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$36,210-39.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$35,590-41.0%
Terre Haute, IN$35,060-41.8%
Puerto Rico$26,500-56.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$26,500-56.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.