Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$60,280
10th percentile
$39,740
90th percentile
$104,170
Employment
132,810
- CAMedian $79,000 · Employment 19,860
- NYMedian $79,380 · Employment 14,820
- New York, NYMedian $82,450 · Employment 12,090
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $78,410 · Employment 9,380
- TXMedian $46,630 · Employment 8,220
- MAMedian $62,500 · Employment 7,440
- OHMedian $46,080 · Employment 6,050
- FLMedian $51,590 · Employment 5,150
- Boston, MAMedian $63,830 · Employment 4,660
- MIMedian $60,830 · Employment 4,620
- AZMedian $46,380 · Employment 3,690
- NCMedian $58,210 · Employment 3,690
- VAMedian $64,240 · Employment 3,670
- MNMedian $75,020 · Employment 3,590
- PAMedian $48,290 · Employment 3,500
- WAMedian $70,460 · Employment 3,490
- ILMedian $49,960 · Employment 3,460
- Phoenix, AZMedian $46,340 · Employment 2,870
- Dallas, TXMedian $47,390 · Employment 2,720
- Minneapolis, MNMedian $75,020 · Employment 2,500
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.