Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary by location
National median: $60,280 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $122,930 | +103.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Cheyenne, WY | metropolitan | $118,900 | +97.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $109,050 | +80.9% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $98,800 | +63.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $97,200 | +61.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $96,420 | +60.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $91,730 | +52.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $87,550 | +45.2% | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $87,370 | +44.9% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $84,450 | +40.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $84,260 | +39.8% | 130 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $84,190 | +39.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Mankato, MN | metropolitan | $83,530 | +38.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $83,150 | +37.9% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $82,450 | +36.8% | 12,090 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $81,990 | +36.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $81,240 | +34.8% | 160 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $80,030 | +32.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $79,940 | +32.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $79,870 | +32.5% | 410 | 2025 |
| Elmira, NY | metropolitan | $79,410 | +31.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $79,380 | +31.7% | 14,820 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $79,000 | +31.1% | 19,860 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $78,880 | +30.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $78,640 | +30.5% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $78,640 | +30.5% | 210 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $78,410 | +30.1% | 9,380 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $78,350 | +30.0% | 1,840 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $78,220 | +29.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $78,210 | +29.7% | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $77,990 | +29.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $77,770 | +29.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $77,500 | +28.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Salisbury, MD | metropolitan | $77,360 | +28.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $77,030 | +27.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $76,970 | +27.7% | 530 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $76,860 | +27.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $75,570 | +25.4% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $75,020 | +24.5% | 2,500 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $75,020 | +24.5% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $74,980 | +24.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $74,380 | +23.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Logan, UT | metropolitan | $73,750 | +22.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $73,740 | +22.3% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $73,580 | +22.1% | 2,250 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $73,310 | +21.6% | 510 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $73,210 | +21.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $73,210 | +21.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $73,200 | +21.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $71,790 | +19.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $71,710 | +19.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $71,170 | +18.1% | 310 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $71,140 | +18.0% | 430 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $70,920 | +17.7% | 900 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $70,460 | +16.9% | 3,490 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $70,390 | +16.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $70,360 | +16.7% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $70,230 | +16.5% | 630 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $69,960 | +16.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $68,940 | +14.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $68,880 | +14.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $68,850 | +14.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $68,830 | +14.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Staunton, VA | metropolitan | $68,800 | +14.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $68,240 | +13.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $68,210 | +13.2% | 2,230 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $68,210 | +13.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $68,060 | +12.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $68,020 | +12.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $67,330 | +11.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | metropolitan | $66,770 | +10.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| San Angelo, TX | metropolitan | $66,770 | +10.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $66,710 | +10.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $66,590 | +10.5% | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $66,590 | +10.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $65,770 | +9.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $65,640 | +8.9% | 800 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $65,620 | +8.9% | 1,640 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $65,620 | +8.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $65,500 | +8.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $65,300 | +8.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $65,020 | +7.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $64,990 | +7.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $64,910 | +7.7% | 620 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $64,760 | +7.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $64,660 | +7.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $64,540 | +7.1% | 170 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $64,240 | +6.6% | 3,670 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $64,130 | +6.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $64,080 | +6.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $63,900 | +6.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $63,860 | +5.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $63,830 | +5.9% | 4,660 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $63,770 | +5.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | metropolitan | $63,770 | +5.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,690 | +5.7% | 220 | 2025 |
| Asheville, NC | metropolitan | $63,400 | +5.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $63,020 | +4.5% | 740 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $62,990 | +4.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $62,900 | +4.3% | 890 | 2025 |