Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$60,060

National average

Salary Range

$39,620 – $104,130

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$116,630$58,160$145,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$102,760$60,950$160,110
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$101,100$65,580$120,630
Vallejo, CA$98,680$54,600$149,270
Las Cruces, NM$97,490$34,040$124,280
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$93,390$51,660$146,490
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$89,500$59,890$120,120
Elmira, NY$87,530$45,540$103,230
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$84,150$44,640$108,280
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$83,710$47,620$140,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83,490$50,030$148,190
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$82,440$39,280$107,060
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$80,490$44,570$110,750
New York$80,230$49,890$135,690
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$79,170$51,640$100,920
Connecticut$78,820$44,270$107,860
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$78,820$44,240$110,530
Rochester, MN$78,660$49,820$95,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$78,660$54,450$147,870
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$78,480$58,270$100,900
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$77,830$49,680$137,550
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,600$51,120$119,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$77,540$54,710$100,900
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$77,470$38,570$82,890
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$77,360$49,700$107,010
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$77,260$49,280$114,270
Salinas, CA$77,150$53,480$122,460
Minnesota$77,100$52,160$97,920
Mankato, MN$77,010$48,550$92,680
Bellingham, WA$76,180$39,280$102,120
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$76,070$51,790$93,640
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$75,540$48,840$91,630
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$75,520$42,260$76,360
California$75,320$43,350$136,310
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$75,200$46,760$87,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$74,890$43,210$131,080
San Angelo, TX$74,730$34,460$82,890
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$74,410$48,050$88,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$74,400$44,840$78,730
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$73,950$50,350$131,980
Ithaca, NY$73,620$48,380$99,150
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$73,510$47,760$119,330
Utica-Rome, NY$73,290$47,830$89,780
Stockton-Lodi, CA$73,150$47,820$124,220
Redding, CA$73,110$43,300$123,600
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$72,910$42,920$98,100
District of Columbia$72,720$49,810$114,550
Salem, OR$72,640$53,560$101,620
Springfield, IL$72,420$39,780$107,440
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$72,360$44,940$102,360
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$72,280$61,780$106,460
Portland-South Portland, ME$72,260$49,380$105,530
Oregon$71,830$49,320$105,790
Boulder, CO$71,640$50,620$97,960
Bangor, ME$71,510$46,430$103,490
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$71,480$48,370$92,650
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$71,200$44,290$84,620
Eugene-Springfield, OR$70,980$44,800$109,170
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area$70,920$49,830$103,120
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$70,740$35,890$88,300
New Jersey$70,420$45,400$112,110
Urban Honolulu, HI$70,340$48,670$98,040
Hawaii$70,340$49,070$98,040
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$70,250$59,370$99,570
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$70,080$60,720$92,520
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$69,850$46,100$121,630
Vermont$69,540$52,300$100,580
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area$69,510$44,860$95,000
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$69,350$49,820$92,620
Ann Arbor, MI$69,320$46,450$87,190
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$69,160$42,600$134,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$69,150$50,470$84,580
Washington$69,060$45,000$104,430
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$69,010$51,180$99,860
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$68,370$58,360$88,280
Napa, CA$68,260$48,890$154,760
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$68,120$45,760$85,310
Corvallis, OR$68,050$46,010$108,610
Maine$67,820$46,050$104,150
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$67,430$40,720$88,040
Binghamton, NY$67,360$51,580$89,500
Modesto, CA$67,330$45,490$128,370
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$67,120$53,880$89,590
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$67,060$50,090$105,070
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$67,040$43,240$104,510
Duluth, MN-WI$67,020$47,960$93,640
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$66,740$42,160$89,590
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$66,460$47,990$82,370
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$66,450$41,260$86,130
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$66,410$46,750$110,130
Rochester, NY$66,290$38,240$88,580
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$66,030$38,530$132,950
Medford, OR$65,940$52,490$102,220
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$65,860$46,800$86,350
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$65,740$44,030$104,710
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$65,710$49,330$76,100
New Mexico$65,600$36,150$124,270
Jackson, MI$65,520$38,050$84,760
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$65,120$47,190$80,820
Pueblo, CO$65,080$41,600$81,660
Colorado$65,080$46,350$85,310
Syracuse, NY$64,980$38,250$91,100
Massachusetts$64,960$49,280$100,110
Anchorage, AK$64,940$47,070$110,070
Glens Falls, NY$64,790$46,230$97,560
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$64,680$46,220$116,630
Killeen-Temple, TX$64,630$39,450$83,990
Kingston, NY$64,520$46,090$99,640
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$64,520$38,930$96,390
Bend, OR$64,460$52,420$79,070
Charlottesville, VA$64,420$51,110$84,880
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$64,370$44,980$121,590
New Hampshire$63,810$57,150$93,750
Jonesboro, AR$63,750$40,450$100,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN$63,720$49,010$76,170
Barnstable Town, MA$63,700$39,900$99,030
Virginia$63,530$46,990$99,990
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$63,240$50,230$84,640
Rocky Mount, NC$63,230$45,240$85,170
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$63,190$49,160$106,340
Bismarck, ND$62,930$57,080$96,190
New Haven, CT$62,760$44,270$103,940
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$62,660$44,860$102,180
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$62,650$45,800$80,380
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$62,620$52,300$90,230
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$62,530$57,840$81,400
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$62,310$44,930$87,750
Logan, UT-ID$62,280$37,430$77,310
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$62,190$44,080$82,050
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$62,180$38,010$79,620
Fresno, CA$62,050$44,850$136,300
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,990$39,520$101,760
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61,930$40,390$99,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$61,920$46,740$115,640
Albuquerque, NM$61,880$36,320$95,580
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$61,810$35,560$72,330
Worcester, MA$61,780$47,810$93,380
Richmond, VA$61,720$48,430$85,590
North Dakota$61,660$51,590$93,280
Gainesville, FL$61,570$40,710$83,500
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$61,530$46,350$88,690
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$61,340$46,920$97,910
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$61,300$47,590$90,750
Asheville, NC$61,270$38,440$75,070
Pittsfield, MA$61,260$46,400$91,910
Springfield, MA$61,230$46,190$97,720
Maryland$61,100$37,970$107,710
Fargo, ND-MN$61,100$48,990$93,640
Battle Creek, MI$60,990$45,800$84,700
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area$60,960$35,770$73,910
Bay City, MI$60,900$36,300$75,190
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$60,890$43,290$82,610
Wilmington, NC$60,860$40,740$69,370
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$60,850$40,110$97,770
Lynchburg, VA$60,760$43,390$119,060
Iowa City, IA$60,740$37,430$167,390
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$60,510$39,170$79,630
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$60,500$45,490$108,750
Rhode Island$60,490$42,710$134,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$60,290$39,180$81,850
Visalia, CA$60,170$50,140$137,910
Midland, MI$60,100$51,050$79,430
Niles, MI$60,070$49,620$77,420
Traverse City, MI$60,060$46,720$77,410
Manchester-Nashua, NH$60,030$54,560$93,750
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$60,010$41,370$89,620
Michigan$60,000$43,400$82,700
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$60,000$46,070$84,760
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$59,990$31,630$156,000
Flint, MI$59,900$41,490$77,040
Kennewick-Richland, WA$59,850$36,510$82,050
Naples-Marco Island, FL$59,820$45,880$97,810
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$59,770$38,230$77,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$59,500$43,750$87,960
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$59,430$47,230$72,980
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$59,380$45,110$91,580
Yakima, WA$59,370$38,440$82,050
St. Cloud, MN$59,230$48,480$91,250
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$59,180$42,800$80,750
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$59,130$41,320$104,190
Greeley, CO$59,120$40,370$74,840
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$58,990$42,740$94,550
Morgantown, WV$58,690$47,430$78,640
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$58,460$45,850$83,410
El Centro, CA$58,400$47,390$104,200
Fort Wayne, IN$58,300$39,270$83,660
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$58,170$40,720$76,690
Illinois$58,090$41,600$87,960
Champaign-Urbana, IL$58,090$36,820$99,110
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,980$36,930$96,220
Merced, CA$57,940$47,010$109,640
Colorado Springs, CO$57,850$40,820$75,690
Alaska$57,650$48,520$96,090
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$57,650$50,270$92,090
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$57,630$42,970$80,270
Delaware$57,620$46,170$77,830
Wisconsin$57,590$40,590$84,870
Eau Claire, WI$57,510$40,310$88,490
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$57,240$39,540$67,070
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,200$46,670$63,990
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$56,980$45,950$78,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$56,940$43,250$74,880
Madison, WI$56,900$40,870$81,280
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$56,820$39,190$75,220
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$56,750$37,450$71,810
North Carolina$56,730$37,670$78,230
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$56,390$43,430$72,720
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,260$38,900$82,700
Janesville-Beloit, WI$56,210$42,110$64,910
Kansas$56,110$43,400$77,060
Kansas City, MO-KS$56,110$38,450$77,120
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$56,060$29,180$108,750
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$55,990$35,870$84,420
Vineland, NJ$55,890$44,270$75,340
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$55,860$36,940$77,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$55,830$40,000$82,340
Boise City, ID$55,730$44,850$88,430
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$55,510$41,280$71,510
Raleigh-Cary, NC$55,470$37,090$99,360
Jackson, MS$55,420$29,690$76,770
Saginaw, MI$55,220$38,870$79,030
Winchester, VA-WV$54,870$40,720$97,090
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$54,800$38,880$66,540
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$54,580$42,950$78,480
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$54,570$43,500$83,020
Lexington-Fayette, KY$54,530$37,750$83,410
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$54,470$32,080$82,410
Indiana$54,410$39,350$80,220
Bloomington, IN$54,410$40,000$86,780
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$54,410$39,420$79,910
Hattiesburg, MS$54,380$36,790$61,230
Yuba City, CA$54,380$42,960$89,750
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$54,370$36,670$66,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$54,350$39,540$76,810
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area$54,080$44,250$80,070
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$53,900$34,360$76,210
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$53,700$36,490$83,190
Wichita, KS$53,520$47,830$69,660
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$53,310$44,830$80,950
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$53,200$40,250$92,370
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$53,020$30,430$71,670
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$53,000$37,520$81,930
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$52,690$40,180$84,760
Gainesville, GA$52,570$29,930$89,840
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$52,550$31,350$116,680
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$52,430$36,480$89,390
Evansville, IN$52,370$36,930$74,260
Sandusky, OH$52,250$32,610$75,020
Jacksonville, FL$52,250$39,010$76,590
Chambersburg, PA$52,050$39,110$79,470
Green Bay, WI$52,010$38,290$82,750
Alexandria, LA$52,000$30,390$80,880
Fort Smith, AR-OK$51,990$29,960$180,910
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,810$34,450$93,960
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$51,800$38,600$73,900
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$51,740$41,500$78,040
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$51,710$38,640$76,320
Lancaster, PA$51,630$39,380$74,520
Chico, CA$51,420$44,750$120,750
St. George, UT$51,380$34,210$85,230
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,370$33,480$92,370
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$51,330$36,890$73,150
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$51,130$36,180$100,290
Peoria, IL$51,090$39,610$78,990
Ogden, UT$50,980$39,170$112,120
Topeka, KS$50,980$43,370$62,090
Idaho$50,900$40,600$88,430
Florida$50,860$38,420$76,810
Georgia$50,810$31,670$80,500
Sheboygan, WI$50,650$38,560$74,930
Knoxville, TN$50,500$39,110$94,870
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$50,470$36,800$63,290
Port St. Lucie, FL$50,360$38,580$73,590
Iowa$50,340$36,430$78,400
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$50,320$43,420$65,750
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$50,300$38,540$72,600
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,120$38,620$65,450
Manhattan, KS$50,110$35,380$66,360
Fayetteville, NC$50,020$28,660$70,060
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$49,960$38,300$61,720
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$49,940$36,100$73,200
Nevada$49,850$36,660$82,770
Arkansas$49,820$34,300$76,090
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$49,800$42,830$82,100
Lewiston, ID-WA$49,800$43,730$82,270
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$49,750$31,200$75,030
Casper, WY$49,730$39,220$68,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,650$40,600$69,200
Pennsylvania$49,590$38,590$80,610
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,580$41,790$73,800
South Dakota$49,560$40,060$69,990
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$49,460$38,900$75,860
Monroe, LA$49,340$31,390$67,300
Roanoke, VA$49,220$43,930$75,840
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,190$44,150$52,090
Flagstaff, AZ$49,180$45,250$80,330
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$49,160$42,610$74,430
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,140$35,680$107,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$49,040$36,030$79,750
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,010$36,520$67,740
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,990$32,550$89,020
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$48,940$37,680$75,120
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$48,910$30,220$85,480
Mississippi$48,830$24,600$70,550
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,790$38,830$74,580
Lincoln, NE$48,790$37,040$61,380
Tennessee$48,760$38,480$72,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$48,700$38,070$73,440
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$48,630$33,070$69,440
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,500$42,770$73,490
Abilene, TX$48,310$42,670$77,470
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$48,300$36,660$84,490
Springfield, OH$48,290$37,080$62,690
Erie, PA$48,250$37,340$74,820
Columbia, MO$48,140$37,270$63,100
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,090$38,900$69,460
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,040$38,480$74,660
Canton-Massillon, OH$48,030$36,500$73,040
Jefferson City, MO$48,010$38,290$59,560
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$47,880$47,880$83,020
Wausau, WI$47,850$38,520$72,570
West Virginia$47,840$32,940$72,140
Charleston, WV$47,840$35,030$53,670
Columbus, OH$47,840$37,260$94,720
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$47,840$37,910$65,000
Springfield, MO$47,790$36,040$57,180
Dover, DE$47,770$46,170$59,370
Winston-Salem, NC$47,720$40,980$93,600
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,470$38,180$78,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$47,450$35,340$70,390
Altoona, PA$47,340$38,240$73,400
Reading, PA$47,270$39,320$70,880
Elizabethtown, KY$47,230$36,300$90,750
Omaha, NE-IA$47,120$38,160$60,320
Terre Haute, IN$46,950$31,880$62,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,860$40,850$63,820
Columbia, SC$46,860$27,280$59,990
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,850$38,130$66,510
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$46,830$39,420$97,780
Johnson City, TN$46,830$40,600$61,160
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$46,790$35,400$57,480
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,780$23,440$62,340
Tallahassee, FL$46,730$39,350$71,910
Arizona$46,650$39,790$61,910
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$46,640$35,500$62,480
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,600$43,680$68,310
Longview-Kelso, WA$46,530$40,760$76,180
Clarksville, TN-KY$46,520$32,380$62,160
Appleton, WI$46,490$38,900$63,960
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,490$37,750$76,550
Tucson, AZ$46,450$37,490$57,240
St. Louis, MO-IL$46,380$38,130$68,860
Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,370$39,190$68,910
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$46,360$38,300$56,330
Ohio$46,330$34,370$74,320
Pittsburgh, PA$46,270$39,040$68,970
Missouri$46,250$37,390$61,050
Toledo, OH$46,210$36,160$70,480
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,200$36,760$74,600
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$46,120$32,980$74,230
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,120$30,900$71,260
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,110$39,890$71,750
Lexington Park, MD$46,030$36,450$78,330
Ocala, FL$46,020$37,960$70,570
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$45,790$37,410$69,150
Akron, OH$45,740$35,770$63,210
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$45,660$36,550$58,570
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$45,650$20,130$58,960
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$45,640$33,330$91,720
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$45,560$34,690$62,560
Kentucky$45,450$35,080$73,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,410$38,290$64,710
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$45,330$35,580$70,320
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,270$36,110$76,320
Cleveland, OH$45,240$21,990$63,450
Oklahoma City, OK$45,130$36,550$60,070
Nebraska$45,120$36,730$62,870
Reno, NV$45,090$38,600$70,990
Youngstown-Warren, OH$45,070$34,370$73,040
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$45,010$35,370$58,000
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$44,950$32,780$66,320
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area$44,920$37,340$63,560
Pocatello, ID$44,820$36,160$86,050
Texas$44,790$36,990$78,900
El Paso, TX$44,790$41,090$69,010
York-Hanover, PA$44,500$39,670$70,660
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$44,430$39,190$78,570
St. Joseph, MO-KS$44,390$36,610$53,790
Rapid City, SD$44,290$40,060$72,160
Tulsa, OK$44,200$35,790$69,220
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,180$34,950$110,540
Mobile, AL$44,090$27,750$60,520
Louisiana$44,050$30,220$72,560
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$43,990$34,450$65,950
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,920$37,420$75,350
Dubuque, IA$43,910$36,030$74,190
Montana$43,880$38,160$79,620
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$43,800$32,250$60,170
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$43,770$30,990$71,060
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$43,770$31,660$65,580
Joplin, MO-KS$43,700$35,350$67,390
Victoria, TX$43,690$38,890$43,690
State College, PA$43,680$30,710$74,180
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$43,570$37,940$60,870
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$43,550$35,050$65,580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$43,360$36,310$74,400
Birmingham, AL$43,360$29,200$63,340
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$43,300$35,620$53,690
Lima, OH$43,260$33,480$82,950
Oklahoma$43,190$24,580$60,870
Wheeling, WV-OH$43,120$29,950$59,600
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$43,030$36,690$78,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$43,020$42,620$50,110
Ames, IA$42,920$35,120$73,050
Great Falls, MT$42,890$34,780$57,310
Montgomery, AL$42,600$38,660$51,300
Yuma, AZ$42,560$40,910$52,220
Billings, MT$42,340$40,050$65,320
Idaho Falls, ID$42,340$40,600$65,870
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$42,260$35,470$53,730
Missoula, MT$42,250$36,290$79,380
Wyoming$42,220$31,500$68,650
Baton Rouge, LA$42,130$29,610$75,930
Laredo, TX$42,120$42,120$50,290
Alabama$42,100$29,200$63,070
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$42,070$37,140$79,150
Waco, TX$41,790$37,420$62,260
South Carolina$41,750$29,230$64,650
Jackson, TN$41,690$34,310$63,870
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$41,550$33,480$68,650
Bowling Green, KY$41,510$34,720$61,850
Helena, MT$41,360$39,210$79,390
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$41,320$35,050$69,980
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,670$40,670$77,470
Mansfield, OH$40,570$34,150$61,530
Corpus Christi, TX$40,180$30,520$80,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$39,700$39,700$55,940
Albany, GA$39,450$19,200$58,840
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$39,380$23,750$57,310
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$38,360$31,480$63,220
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$38,280$31,660$73,510
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$37,660$23,750$50,670
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$37,570$29,940$59,520
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,500$29,560$70,330
Lubbock, TX$37,470$31,840$77,470
Longview, TX$37,370$30,220$56,930
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$36,650$24,330$63,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$36,430$36,430$71,440
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$35,940$35,940$58,570
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$34,990$29,230$71,570
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$32,620$23,750$51,990
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$27,010$21,330$45,290
Puerto Rico$26,350$21,590$44,740
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$23,750$23,750$44,770
Mayaguez, PR$22,720$22,720$39,000

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers make?▾

The median annual salary for a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers is $60,060, with a typical range of $39,620 – $104,130 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?▾

Entry-level Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers positions typically start around $39,620 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workerss earn the most?▾

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.