Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary in Ocala, FL

The median mental health and substance abuse social workers in Ocala, FL earns $43,400 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,088 a month.

10th percentile: $36,650
25th percentile: $37,150
Median percentile: $43,400
75th percentile: $54,930
90th percentile: $72,760

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,052 take-home a year

Gross pay	$43,400
Federal income tax	−$3,028
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,320
Florida income tax (approx.)	−$0
Monthly take-home	$3,088
Every two weeks	$1,425

Does it go far here?

$45,572Median pay in Ocala, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).

41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,277 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ocala, FL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$83,770
Registered Nurses	$79,230
Accountants and Auditors	$74,370
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,570
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$71,880
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$71,070
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$70,650
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,910

All mental health and substance abuse social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Florida