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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by City
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by City (2024)
296 metro areas · National average: $60,788 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salaries across 296 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Luis Obispo, CA $109,960
$116,630
$58,160
$145,240
San Jose, CA $103,910
$102,760
$60,950
$160,110
New York, NY $101,390
$83,490
$50,030
$148,190
Vallejo, CA $99,430
$98,680
$54,600
$149,270
Santa Rosa, CA $94,520
$93,390
$51,660
$146,490
San Francisco, CA $92,770
$78,660
$54,450
$147,870
Las Cruces, NM $92,080
$97,490
$34,040
$124,280
Hanford, CA $90,940
$89,500
$59,890
$120,120
Salinas, CA $90,640
$77,150
$53,480
$122,460
Riverside, CA $89,230
$83,710
$47,620
$140,570
Napa, CA $87,580
$68,260
$48,890
$154,760
Sacramento, CA $84,710
$73,950
$50,350
$131,980
Washington, DC $82,560
$77,600
$51,120
$119,990
Bakersfield, CA $82,380
$73,510
$47,760
$119,330
Stockton, CA $82,140
$73,150
$47,820
$124,220
Visalia, CA $81,520
$60,170
$50,140
$137,910
Kiryas Joel, NY $81,390
$79,170
$51,640
$100,920
Los Angeles, CA $80,100
$74,890
$43,210
$131,080
Fresno, CA $80,080
$62,050
$44,850
$136,300
Iowa City, IA $79,880
$60,740
$37,430
$167,390
Santa Maria, CA $79,610
$77,830
$49,680
$137,550
Elmira, NY $78,860
$87,530
$45,540
$103,230
Bridgeport, CT $78,700
$80,490
$44,570
$110,750
Minneapolis, MN $78,590
$77,540
$54,710
$100,900
Modesto, CA $78,080
$67,330
$45,490
$128,370
Norwich, CT $77,400
$82,440
$39,280
$107,060
Burlington, VT $77,230
$72,280
$61,780
$106,460
San Diego, CA $77,140
$69,850
$46,100
$121,630
Portland, OR $77,050
$77,260
$49,280
$114,270
Waterbury, CT $76,820
$84,150
$44,640
$108,280
Hartford, CT $76,710
$78,820
$44,240
$110,530
Oxnard, CA $76,660
$64,370
$44,980
$121,590
Redding, CA $76,260
$73,110
$43,300
$123,600
Ithaca, NY $76,120
$73,620
$48,380
$99,150
Seattle, WA $75,930
$77,360
$49,700
$107,010
Portland, ME $75,630
$72,260
$49,380
$105,530
Salem, OR $75,620
$72,640
$53,560
$101,620
Boulder, CO $75,480
$71,640
$50,620
$97,960
Rochester, MN $75,460
$78,660
$49,820
$95,210
Utica, NY $75,110
$73,290
$47,830
$89,780
Albany, NY $75,070
$72,910
$42,920
$98,100
Durham, NC $74,760
$66,030
$38,530
$132,950
Eugene, OR $74,150
$70,980
$44,800
$109,170
Trenton, NJ $73,210
$67,040
$43,240
$104,510
Bellingham, WA $73,140
$76,180
$39,280
$102,120
Santa Cruz, CA $73,080
$61,920
$46,740
$115,640
Bangor, ME $72,880
$71,510
$46,430
$103,490
Kingston, NY $72,830
$64,520
$46,090
$99,640
Mankato, MN $72,530
$77,010
$48,550
$92,680
Binghamton, NY $72,510
$67,360
$51,580
$89,500
Corvallis, OR $72,390
$68,050
$46,010
$108,610
Amherst Town, MA $72,150
$69,010
$51,180
$99,860
Olympia, WA $72,080
$72,360
$44,940
$102,360
Boston, MA $71,950
$67,060
$50,090
$105,070
Buffalo, NY $71,910
$75,200
$46,760
$87,680
Springfield, IL $71,600
$72,420
$39,780
$107,440
Providence, RI $70,480
$60,500
$45,490
$108,750
Fort Collins, CO $70,470
$67,120
$53,880
$89,590
Medford, OR $70,440
$65,940
$52,490
$102,220
Duluth, MN $70,290
$67,020
$47,960
$93,640
Bremerton, WA $70,030
$65,740
$44,030
$104,710
Urban Honolulu, HI $69,900
$70,340
$48,670
$98,040
Lynchburg, VA $69,700
$60,760
$43,390
$119,060
Glens Falls, NY $69,400
$64,790
$46,230
$97,560
Lansing, MI $69,360
$61,930
$40,390
$99,260
Merced, CA $69,320
$57,940
$47,010
$109,640
El Centro, CA $69,080
$58,400
$47,390
$104,200
Bend, OR $69,070
$64,460
$52,420
$79,070
Ann Arbor, MI $69,040
$69,320
$46,450
$87,190
Anchorage, AK $68,110
$64,940
$47,070
$110,070
New Haven, CT $68,000
$62,760
$44,270
$103,940
Rochester, NY $67,920
$66,290
$38,240
$88,580
Slidell, LA $67,820
$71,200
$44,290
$84,620
Springfield, MA $67,740
$61,230
$46,190
$97,720
Fayetteville, AR $67,350
$59,990
$31,630
$156,000
Barnstable Town, MA $67,160
$63,700
$39,900
$99,030
Oshkosh, WI $67,140
$75,520
$42,260
$76,360
Bismarck, ND $66,870
$62,930
$57,080
$96,190
Naples, FL $66,690
$59,820
$45,880
$97,810
Denver, CO $66,670
$68,120
$45,760
$85,310
Syracuse, NY $66,670
$64,980
$38,250
$91,100
Virginia Beach, VA $66,190
$61,340
$46,920
$97,910
Niles, MI $66,090
$60,070
$49,620
$77,420
Jonesboro, AR $65,960
$63,750
$40,450
$100,240
Manchester, NH $65,940
$60,030
$54,560
$93,750
Worcester, MA $65,920
$61,780
$47,810
$93,380
Fargo, ND $65,900
$61,100
$48,990
$93,640
Lewiston, ME $65,890
$59,130
$41,320
$104,190
San Angelo, TX $65,790
$74,730
$34,460
$82,890
Spokane, WA $65,720
$61,990
$39,520
$101,760
Hagerstown, MD $65,580
$63,240
$50,230
$84,640
Chico, CA $65,490
$51,420
$44,750
$120,750
Pittsfield, MA $65,280
$61,260
$46,400
$91,910
Staunton, VA $65,150
$66,460
$47,990
$82,370
Charlottesville, VA $65,060
$64,420
$51,110
$84,880
Grand Forks, ND $64,990
$63,720
$49,010
$76,170
Boise City, ID $64,850
$55,730
$44,850
$88,430
Mount Vernon, WA $64,830
$66,740
$42,160
$89,590
Richmond, VA $64,720
$61,720
$48,430
$85,590
Battle Creek, MI $64,500
$60,990
$45,800
$84,700
Winchester, VA $64,430
$54,870
$40,720
$97,090
Jackson, MI $64,390
$65,520
$38,050
$84,760
Albuquerque, NM $64,240
$61,880
$36,320
$95,580
St. Cloud, MN $64,110
$59,230
$48,480
$91,250
Ogden, UT $64,090
$50,980
$39,170
$112,120
Muskegon, MI $64,050
$58,990
$42,740
$94,550
Watertown, NY $63,890
$59,380
$45,110
$91,580
Midland, MI $63,750
$60,100
$51,050
$79,430
Rocky Mount, NC $63,630
$63,230
$45,240
$85,170
Fort Smith, AR $63,420
$51,990
$29,960
$180,910
Kalamazoo, MI $63,090
$60,000
$46,070
$84,760
Champaign, IL $62,940
$58,090
$36,820
$99,110
Killeen, TX $62,550
$64,630
$39,450
$83,990
Chicago, IL $62,390
$59,500
$43,750
$87,960
Raleigh, NC $62,250
$55,470
$37,090
$99,360
Pueblo, CO $62,140
$65,080
$41,600
$81,660
Fort Wayne, IN $62,010
$58,300
$39,270
$83,660
Milwaukee, WI $62,010
$60,010
$41,370
$89,620
Traverse City, MI $62,000
$60,060
$46,720
$77,410
Des Moines, IA $61,970
$60,290
$39,180
$81,850
Asheville, NC $61,570
$61,270
$38,440
$75,070
Baltimore, MD $61,240
$57,980
$36,930
$96,220
Davenport, IA $61,190
$53,000
$37,520
$81,930
Kennewick, WA $61,030
$59,850
$36,510
$82,050
Indianapolis, IN $60,910
$60,890
$43,290
$82,610
Detroit, MI $60,720
$59,180
$42,800
$80,750
Philadelphia, PA $60,610
$55,830
$40,000
$82,340
Lewiston, ID $60,550
$49,800
$43,730
$82,270
Bloomington, IN $60,540
$54,410
$40,000
$86,780
Lakeland, FL $60,340
$56,260
$38,900
$82,700
Logan, UT $60,340
$62,280
$37,430
$77,310
Gainesville, FL $60,250
$61,570
$40,710
$83,500
Allentown, PA $60,100
$60,510
$39,170
$79,630
Morgantown, WV $59,950
$58,690
$47,430
$78,640
Madison, WI $59,870
$56,900
$40,870
$81,280
Columbus, OH $59,840
$47,840
$37,260
$94,720
Cape Coral, FL $59,730
$53,700
$36,490
$83,190
Harrisburg, PA $59,650
$57,630
$42,970
$80,270
Sioux City, IA $59,640
$51,800
$38,600
$73,900
Augusta, GA $59,630
$51,130
$36,180
$100,290
South Bend, IN $59,510
$53,310
$44,830
$80,950
Houston, TX $59,450
$52,430
$36,480
$89,390
Flint, MI $59,440
$59,900
$41,490
$77,040
Yakima, WA $59,430
$59,370
$38,440
$82,050
Gainesville, GA $59,390
$52,570
$29,930
$89,840
Sebastian, FL $59,100
$61,810
$35,560
$72,330
Yuba City, CA $58,980
$54,380
$42,960
$89,750
Bay City, MI $58,830
$60,900
$36,300
$75,190
Grand Rapids, MI $58,820
$52,690
$40,180
$84,760
Atlantic City, NJ $58,730
$46,830
$39,420
$97,780
St. George, UT $58,450
$51,380
$34,210
$85,230
Longview, WA $58,340
$46,530
$40,760
$76,180
Vineland, NJ $58,220
$55,890
$44,270
$75,340
Racine, WI $58,070
$49,800
$42,830
$82,100
La Crosse, WI $57,970
$54,580
$42,950
$78,480
Shreveport, LA $57,860
$55,990
$35,870
$84,420
Eau Claire, WI $57,820
$57,510
$40,310
$88,490
Greensboro, NC $57,740
$51,810
$34,450
$93,960
Provo, UT $57,590
$44,180
$34,950
$110,540
Miami, FL $57,470
$54,350
$39,540
$76,810
Elizabethtown, KY $57,430
$47,230
$36,300
$90,750
Greeley, CO $57,430
$59,120
$40,370
$74,840
Colorado Springs, CO $57,420
$57,850
$40,820
$75,690
Winston, NC $57,190
$47,720
$40,980
$93,600
Hickory, NC $57,180
$57,200
$46,670
$63,990
Knoxville, TN $57,140
$50,500
$39,110
$94,870
Chambersburg, PA $57,050
$52,050
$39,110
$79,470
Saginaw, MI $57,050
$55,220
$38,870
$79,030
Wichita, KS $56,900
$53,520
$47,830
$69,660
Roanoke, VA $56,890
$49,220
$43,930
$75,840
Sandusky, OH $56,850
$52,250
$32,610
$75,020
Green Bay, WI $56,630
$52,010
$38,290
$82,750
Kansas City, MO $56,610
$56,110
$38,450
$77,120
Wilmington, NC $56,480
$60,860
$40,740
$69,370
Pocatello, ID $56,400
$44,820
$36,160
$86,050
Jacksonville, FL $56,350
$52,250
$39,010
$76,590
Abilene, TX $56,300
$48,310
$42,670
$77,470
Lexington, KY $56,280
$54,530
$37,750
$83,410
Atlanta, GA $56,220
$54,470
$32,080
$82,410
Nashville, TN $55,910
$49,580
$41,790
$73,800
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $55,780
$51,710
$38,640
$76,320
Charlotte, NC $55,730
$56,750
$37,450
$71,810
Cedar Rapids, IA $55,630
$48,790
$38,830
$74,580
Lancaster, PA $55,630
$51,630
$39,380
$74,520
Flagstaff, AZ $55,520
$49,180
$45,250
$80,330
Gulfport, MS $55,410
$57,240
$39,540
$67,070
Las Vegas, NV $55,370
$48,300
$36,660
$84,490
Memphis, TN $55,280
$49,160
$42,610
$74,430
Alexandria, LA $55,110
$52,000
$30,390
$80,880
Port St. Lucie, FL $55,060
$50,360
$38,580
$73,590
Elkhart, IN $55,050
$54,370
$36,670
$66,810
Wausau, WI $55,030
$47,850
$38,520
$72,570
North Port, FL $55,020
$51,740
$41,500
$78,040
New Orleans, LA $54,870
$48,910
$30,220
$85,480
Little Rock, AR $54,860
$48,090
$38,900
$69,460
Austin, TX $54,810
$47,470
$38,180
$78,660
Evansville, IN $54,720
$52,370
$36,930
$74,260
Peoria, IL $54,620
$51,090
$39,610
$78,990
Tampa, FL $54,290
$49,040
$36,030
$79,750
Janesville, WI $54,260
$56,210
$42,110
$64,910
Cincinnati, OH $54,100
$46,200
$36,760
$74,600
Erie, PA $54,010
$48,250
$37,340
$74,820
Sheboygan, WI $53,980
$50,650
$38,560
$74,930
Lexington Park, MD $53,940
$46,030
$36,450
$78,330
Dubuque, IA $53,820
$43,910
$36,030
$74,190
Kingsport, TN $53,650
$48,500
$42,770
$73,490
Sioux Falls, SD $53,540
$49,460
$38,900
$75,860
Tallahassee, FL $53,380
$46,730
$39,350
$71,910
Jackson, MS $53,360
$55,420
$29,690
$76,770
Topeka, KS $53,210
$50,980
$43,370
$62,090
Baton Rouge, LA $53,160
$42,130
$29,610
$75,930
Ames, IA $53,140
$42,920
$35,120
$73,050
Fayetteville, NC $53,140
$50,020
$28,660
$70,060
Palm Bay, FL $53,140
$51,330
$36,890
$73,150
Casper, WY $52,940
$49,730
$39,220
$68,990
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,760
$48,040
$38,480
$74,660
Canton, OH $52,640
$48,030
$36,500
$73,040
Prescott Valley, AZ $52,370
$46,600
$43,680
$68,310
Orlando, FL $52,090
$49,650
$40,600
$69,200
Toledo, OH $51,750
$46,210
$36,160
$70,480
Dover, DE $51,610
$47,770
$46,170
$59,370
Reading, PA $51,550
$47,270
$39,320
$70,880
Lima, OH $51,480
$43,260
$33,480
$82,950
Manhattan, KS $51,410
$50,110
$35,380
$66,360
Crestview, FL $51,340
$50,300
$38,540
$72,600
Charleston, SC $51,270
$53,900
$34,360
$76,210
Lafayette, IN $51,220
$49,960
$38,300
$61,720
Springfield, OH $51,070
$48,290
$37,080
$62,690
San Antonio, TX $51,050
$42,070
$37,140
$79,150
Hattiesburg, MS $50,910
$54,380
$36,790
$61,230
Chattanooga, TN $50,870
$50,120
$38,620
$65,450
Dayton, OH $50,840
$45,270
$36,110
$76,320
St. Louis, MO $50,770
$46,380
$38,130
$68,860
Pensacola, FL $50,480
$49,010
$36,520
$67,740
Pittsburgh, PA $50,370
$46,270
$39,040
$68,970
Phoenix, AZ $50,330
$46,860
$40,850
$63,820
Rapid City, SD $50,290
$44,290
$40,060
$72,160
Johnson City, TN $50,220
$46,830
$40,600
$61,160
York, PA $50,170
$44,500
$39,670
$70,660
Dallas, TX $49,880
$43,920
$37,420
$75,350
El Paso, TX $49,770
$44,790
$41,090
$69,010
Youngstown, OH $49,770
$45,070
$34,370
$73,040
Appleton, WI $49,690
$46,490
$38,900
$63,960
Ocala, FL $49,620
$46,020
$37,960
$70,570
Terre Haute, IN $49,590
$46,950
$31,880
$62,130
Altoona, PA $49,580
$47,340
$38,240
$73,400
College Station, TX $49,500
$49,190
$44,150
$52,090
Reno, NV $49,500
$45,090
$38,600
$70,990
Omaha, NE $49,420
$47,120
$38,160
$60,320
Lincoln, NE $49,400
$48,790
$37,040
$61,380
Columbia, MO $49,370
$48,140
$37,270
$63,100
Helena, MT $49,250
$41,360
$39,210
$79,390
Lubbock, TX $49,250
$37,470
$31,840
$77,470
Wheeling, WV $49,210
$43,120
$29,950
$59,600
Akron, OH $49,140
$45,740
$35,770
$63,210
Monroe, LA $49,110
$49,340
$31,390
$67,300
Corpus Christi, TX $48,980
$40,180
$30,520
$80,700
Deltona, FL $48,930
$47,450
$35,340
$70,390
Idaho Falls, ID $48,850
$42,340
$40,600
$65,870
Springfield, MO $48,350
$47,790
$36,040
$57,180
Scranton, PA $48,330
$45,410
$38,290
$64,710
Waterloo, IA $48,310
$43,360
$36,310
$74,400
Missoula, MT $48,250
$42,250
$36,290
$79,380
Billings, MT $48,120
$42,340
$40,050
$65,320
Jefferson City, MO $48,010
$48,010
$38,290
$59,560
Charleston, WV $47,280
$47,840
$35,030
$53,670
Oklahoma City, OK $46,750
$45,130
$36,550
$60,070
Clarksville, TN $46,620
$46,520
$32,380
$62,160
Tucson, AZ $46,280
$46,450
$37,490
$57,240
McAllen, TX $46,180
$43,020
$42,620
$50,110
Bowling Green, KY $46,110
$41,510
$34,720
$61,850
Joplin, MO $46,090
$43,700
$35,350
$67,390
Tulsa, OK $46,060
$44,200
$35,790
$69,220
Montgomery, AL $45,930
$42,600
$38,660
$51,300
Waco, TX $45,890
$41,790
$37,420
$62,260
Cleveland, OH $45,670
$45,240
$21,990
$63,450
Great Falls, MT $45,490
$42,890
$34,780
$57,310
St. Joseph, MO $45,360
$44,390
$36,610
$53,790
State College, PA $45,360
$43,680
$30,710
$74,180
Mobile, AL $44,980
$44,090
$27,750
$60,520
Jackson, TN $44,900
$41,690
$34,310
$63,870
Yuma, AZ $44,880
$42,560
$40,910
$52,220
Columbia, SC $44,700
$46,860
$27,280
$59,990
Sierra Vista, AZ $44,560
$43,300
$35,620
$53,690
Mansfield, OH $44,440
$40,570
$34,150
$61,530
Laredo, TX $44,170
$42,120
$42,120
$50,290
Brownsville, TX $44,080
$39,700
$39,700
$55,940
Birmingham, AL $44,030
$43,360
$29,200
$63,340
Victoria, TX $43,590
$43,690
$38,890
$43,690
Cape Girardeau, MO $42,870
$42,260
$35,470
$53,730
Huntington, WV $42,090
$37,570
$29,940
$59,520
Greenville, SC $40,280
$34,990
$29,230
$71,570
Longview, TX $39,670
$37,370
$30,220
$56,930
Albany, GA $39,520
$39,450
$19,200
$58,840
San Juan, PR $32,040
$27,010
$21,330
$45,290
Mayaguez, PR $28,240
$22,720
$22,720
$39,000
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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