Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary
The median pay for mental health and substance abuse social workers in the United States is $60,280 a year. About 132,810 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,740
- 25th percentile
- $47,070
- Median percentile
- $60,280
- 75th percentile
- $79,730
- 90th percentile
- $104,170
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $79,380
- California $79,000
- Connecticut $78,640
- Minnesota $75,020
- Maryland $73,580
- District of Columbia $73,310
- Vermont $73,210
- Washington $70,460
- Oregon $68,210
- New Jersey $66,590
- New Mexico $65,640
- Colorado $65,620
- Virginia $64,240
- New Hampshire $63,900
- Nevada $62,900
- Massachusetts $62,500
- Wisconsin $61,860
- Rhode Island $60,990
- North Dakota $60,980
- Michigan $60,830
- Delaware $60,060
- Wyoming $59,310
- Arkansas $58,590
- North Carolina $58,210
- Maine $57,050
- Alaska $56,710
- Kansas $56,330
- Idaho $52,520
- Georgia $52,030
- Florida $51,590
- Utah $50,770
- West Virginia $50,070
- Illinois $49,960
- Missouri $49,560
- Mississippi $48,970
- South Dakota $48,920
- Iowa $48,530
- Indiana $48,300
- Pennsylvania $48,290
- Louisiana $47,100
- Texas $46,630
- Tennessee $46,500
- Arizona $46,380
- Ohio $46,080
- Montana $45,160
- Nebraska $43,240
- Oklahoma $43,120
- Kentucky $42,570
- Alabama $41,500
- South Carolina $39,930
By metro area
- Vallejo, CA $122,930
- Cheyenne, WY $118,900
- San Jose, CA $109,050
- San Luis Obispo, CA $98,800
- Salinas, CA $97,200
- Fayetteville, AR $96,420
- Hanford, CA $91,730
- San Francisco, CA $87,550
- Riverside, CA $87,370
- Boulder, CO $84,450
- Norwich, CT $84,260
- Santa Rosa, CA $84,190
- Mankato, MN $83,530
- Sacramento, CA $83,150
- New York, NY $82,450
- Hartford, CT $81,990
- Santa Maria, CA $81,240
- Grand Junction, CO $80,030
- Bridgeport, CT $79,940
- Kiryas Joel, NY $79,870
- Elmira, NY $79,410
- Modesto, CA $78,880
- Waterbury, CT $78,640
- Los Angeles, CA $78,410
- Seattle, WA $78,350
- Ithaca, NY $78,220
- Washington, DC $78,210
- Las Cruces, NM $77,990
- Stockton, CA $77,770
- Bakersfield, CA $77,500
- Salisbury, MD $77,360
- Rochester, MN $77,030
- Albany, NY $76,970
- Santa Fe, NM $76,860
- San Diego, CA $75,570
- Minneapolis, MN $75,020
- Albany, OR $74,980
- Hagerstown, MD $74,380
- Logan, UT $73,750
- Portland, OR $73,740
- Burlington, VT $73,210
- Utica, NY $73,200
- Kingston, NY $71,790
- Glens Falls, NY $71,710
- Syracuse, NY $71,170
- Spokane, WA $71,140
- Denver, CO $70,920
- Duluth, MN $70,390
- Baltimore, MD $70,360
- Buffalo, NY $70,230
- Amherst Town, MA $69,960
- Binghamton, NY $68,940
- Rochester, NY $68,880
- Mount Vernon, WA $68,850
- Napa, CA $68,830
- Staunton, VA $68,800
- St. Cloud, MN $68,240
- Salem, OR $68,210
- Elkhart, IN $68,060
- Fort Collins, CO $68,020
- New Haven, CT $67,330
- La Crosse, WI $66,770
- San Angelo, TX $66,770
- Bend, OR $66,710
- Trenton, NJ $66,590
- Bellingham, WA $65,770
- Pueblo, CO $65,620
- Bremerton, WA $65,500
- Wichita, KS $65,300
- Eugene, OR $65,020
- Oxnard, CA $64,990
- Fresno, CA $64,910
- Redding, CA $64,760
- Watertown, NY $64,660
- Visalia, CA $64,540
- Grants Pass, OR $64,130
- Lansing, MI $64,080
- Colorado Springs, CO $63,860
- Boston, MA $63,830
- Ann Arbor, MI $63,770
- Wichita Falls, TX $63,770
- Madison, WI $63,690
- Asheville, NC $63,400
- Richmond, VA $63,020
- Barnstable Town, MA $62,990
- Las Vegas, NV $62,900
- Milwaukee, WI $62,770
- Santa Cruz, CA $62,680
- Gulfport, MS $62,520
- Jonesboro, AR $62,440
- Appleton, WI $62,100
- South Bend, IN $62,010
- Manchester, NH $61,990
- Saginaw, MI $61,980
- Lewiston, ME $61,800
- Wausau, WI $61,780
- Albuquerque, NM $61,280
- Medford, OR $60,940
- Bismarck, ND $60,850
- Janesville, WI $60,800
- Bangor, ME $60,700
- Worcester, MA $60,480
- Midland, MI $60,440
- Gainesville, GA $60,430
- Durham, NC $60,390
- Kalamazoo, MI $60,340
- Lewiston, ID $60,270
- Flint, MI $60,250
- Springfield, MA $60,250
- Eau Claire, WI $60,210
- Grand Forks, ND $60,160
- Waterloo, IA $60,160
- Winston, NC $60,110
- Providence, RI $59,930
- Fargo, ND $59,870
- Helena, MT $59,850
- Rocky Mount, NC $59,780
- Shreveport, LA $59,760
- Baton Rouge, LA $59,700
- Greensboro, NC $59,550