Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 482 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Cheyenne, WY $118,900 30
San Luis Obispo, CA $116,630 120
San Jose, CA $102,760 900
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $101,100 40
Vallejo, CA $98,680 100
Las Cruces, NM $97,490 80

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $64,940 180
      Alaska $57,650 340
      Alaska $57,650 120
      Fairbanks, AK $56,800 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $48,040 50
      Mobile, AL $44,090 50
      Birmingham, AL $43,360 260
      Montgomery, AL $42,600 50
      Alabama $42,100 670
      Southwest Alabama $36,330 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Arkansas $64,520 90
      Jonesboro, AR $63,750 50
      Fayetteville, AR $59,990 110
      North Arkansas $56,060 40
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $51,990 30
      Arkansas $49,820 930
      South Arkansas $48,990 80
      West Arkansas $48,700 80
      Little Rock, AR $48,090 420
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $49,180 40
      Phoenix, AZ $46,860 2,600
      Arizona $46,650 3,610
      Prescott Valley, AZ $46,600 110
      Tucson, AZ $46,450 650
      Arizona $43,570 70
      Sierra Vista, AZ $43,300 40
      Yuma, AZ $42,560 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Luis Obispo, CA $116,630 120
      San Jose, CA $102,760 900
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $101,100 40
      Vallejo, CA $98,680 100
      Santa Rosa, CA $93,390 150
      Hanford, CA $89,500 70
      Riverside, CA $83,710 1,490
      San Francisco, CA $78,660 1,630
      Santa Maria, CA $77,830 160
      Salinas, CA $77,150 110
      California $75,320 18,020
      Los Angeles, CA $74,890 8,430
      Sacramento, CA $73,950 1,210
      Bakersfield, CA $73,510 250
      Stockton, CA $73,150 150
      Redding, CA $73,110 80
      San Diego, CA $69,850 850
      Napa, CA $68,260 220
      Modesto, CA $67,330 160
      North Coast Region of California $66,410 100
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $64,680 50
      Oxnard, CA $64,370 220
      Fresno, CA $62,050 570
      Santa Cruz, CA $61,920 60
      Visalia, CA $60,170 140
      El Centro, CA $58,400 40
      Merced, CA $57,940 40
      Yuba City, CA $54,380 30
      Chico, CA $51,420 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Junction, CO $80,030 30
      Southwest Colorado $74,400 30
      Boulder, CO $71,640 110
      Northwest Colorado $69,150 30
      Denver, CO $68,120 1,040
      Fort Collins, CO $67,120 150
      Colorado $65,080 1,980
      Pueblo, CO $65,080 200
      Greeley, CO $59,120 —
      Colorado Springs, CO $57,850 170
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waterbury, CT $84,150 160
      Norwich, CT $82,440 130
      Bridgeport, CT $80,490 230
      Connecticut $78,820 1,350
      Hartford, CT $78,820 470
      Connecticut $70,920 70
      New Haven, CT $62,760 280
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $77,600 2,310
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $57,620 410
      Sussex Delaware $56,390 60
      Dover, DE $47,770 80
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sebastian, FL $61,810 30
      Gainesville, FL $61,570 130
      Naples, FL $59,820 110
      Lakeland, FL $56,260 120
      South Florida $54,410 40
      Miami, FL $54,350 —
      Cape Coral, FL $53,700 160
      Panama City, FL $53,650 80
      Jacksonville, FL $52,250 480
      North Port, FL $51,740 190
      Palm Bay, FL $51,330 120
      Florida $50,860 6,260
      Port St. Lucie, FL $50,360 120
      Crestview, FL $50,300 50
      Orlando, FL $49,650 580
      Tampa, FL $49,040 780
      Pensacola, FL $49,010 100
      North Florida $48,630 90
      Deltona, FL $47,450 70
      Tallahassee, FL $46,730 170
      Ocala, FL $46,020 100
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Middle Georgia $60,960 60
      Atlanta, GA $54,470 920
      Gainesville, GA $52,570 40
      Augusta, GA-SC $51,130 40
      Georgia $50,810 1,450
      South Georgia $45,110 30
      Albany, GA $39,450 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $70,340 410
      Urban Honolulu, HI $70,340 230
      Hawaii / Kauai $69,350 130
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $60,740 60
      Des Moines, IA $60,290 260
      Davenport, IA-IL $53,000 100
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $51,800 80
      Iowa $50,340 1,260
      Southwest Iowa $49,940 70
      Cedar Rapids, IA $48,790 210
      Dubuque, IA $43,910 30
      Northeast Iowa $43,550 80
      Waterloo, IA $43,360 50
      Ames, IA $42,920 40
      Northwest Iowa $41,320 100
      Southeast Iowa $36,430 150
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast-Central Idaho $69,160 30
      Boise City, ID $55,730 140
      Idaho $50,900 390
      Lewiston, ID-WA $49,800 30
      Pocatello, ID $44,820 50
      Idaho Falls, ID $42,340 100
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, IL $72,420 50
      Chicago, IL-IN $59,500 1,390
      Champaign, IL $58,090 40
      Illinois $58,090 1,730
      Peoria, IL $51,090 40
      South Illinois $49,140 90
      West Central Illinois $48,940 40
      East Central Illinois $46,130 90
      Rockford, IL $45,280 110
      Northwest Illinois $44,700 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $60,890 710
      Central Indiana $59,770 130
      Fort Wayne, IN $58,300 110
      Northern Indiana $55,860 150
      Bloomington, IN $54,410 40
      Indiana $54,410 2,060
      Elkhart, IN $54,370 60
      South Bend, IN-MI $53,310 150
      Evansville, IN $52,370 50
      Lafayette, IN $49,960 60
      Terre Haute, IN $46,950 50
      Southern Indiana $45,790 170
      Columbus, IN $45,390 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $56,110 1,360
      Kansas $55,510 240
      Wichita, KS $53,520 210
      Topeka, KS $50,980 140
      Manhattan, KS $50,110 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $54,530 180
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $51,710 350
      Elizabethtown, KY $47,230 30
      South Central Kentucky $46,120 100
      Kentucky $45,450 1,040
      Central Kentucky $45,330 90
      Bowling Green, KY $41,510 40
      West Kentucky $40,370 40
      East Kentucky $37,500 170
      Owensboro, KY $37,490 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $71,200 60
      Shreveport, LA $55,990 80
      Alexandria, LA $52,000 70
      Monroe, LA $49,340 100
      New Orleans, LA $48,910 140
      Louisiana $44,050 980
      Baton Rouge, LA $42,130 80
      Northeast Louisiana $38,360 —
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $69,010 190
      Boston, MA-NH $67,060 4,220
      Massachusetts $64,960 6,790
      Barnstable Town, MA $63,700 200
      Massachusetts $63,190 110
      Worcester, MA $61,780 970
      Pittsfield, MA $61,260 140
      Springfield, MA $61,230 450
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $77,360 70
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $63,240 70
      Maryland $61,100 1,950
      Baltimore, MD $57,980 890
      Lexington Park, MD $46,030 60
      Maryland $43,030 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $72,260 440
      Bangor, ME $71,510 220
      Northeast Maine $69,510 90
      Maine $67,820 1,120
      Southwest Maine $62,660 210
      Lewiston, ME $59,130 130
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $69,320 250
      Mid Michigan $65,710 200
      Jackson, MI $65,520 60
      Southern Michigan $65,120 190
      Lansing, MI $61,930 450
      Battle Creek, MI $60,990 60
      Bay City, MI $60,900 50
      Midland, MI $60,100 70
      Niles, MI $60,070 60
      Traverse City, MI $60,060 60
      Kalamazoo, MI $60,000 190
      Michigan $60,000 5,130
      Flint, MI $59,900 280
      Northern Michigan $59,430 200
      Detroit, MI $59,180 2,100
      Muskegon, MI $58,990 80
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $58,460 170
      Saginaw, MI $55,220 130
      Grand Rapids, MI $52,690 430
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $78,660 120
      Southeast Minnesota $78,480 120
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $77,540 2,420
      Minnesota $77,100 3,430
      Mankato, MN $77,010 50
      Southwest Minnesota $76,070 90
      Northwest Minnesota $71,480 190
      Duluth, MN-WI $67,020 210
      Northeast Minnesota $61,300 100
      St. Cloud, MN $59,230 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $56,110 1,120
      Columbia, MO $48,140 100
      Jefferson City, MO $48,010 60
      Springfield, MO $47,790 190
      Southeast Missouri $46,790 170
      St. Louis, MO-IL $46,380 940
      North Missouri $46,360 150
      Missouri $46,250 2,530
      Central Missouri $45,010 210
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $44,390 50
      Joplin, MO-KS $43,700 100
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $42,260 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $57,240 100
      Jackson, MS $55,420 150
      Hattiesburg, MS $54,380 70
      West Delta Mississippi $53,020 50
      Mississippi $48,830 890
      Upper East Mississippi $43,800 110
      Lower West Mississippi $38,280 100
      Lower East Mississippi $36,650 230
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Montana $62,180 80
      Southwest Montana $44,920 60
      East-Central Montana $44,430 50
      Montana $43,880 630
      Great Falls, MT $42,890 40
      Billings, MT $42,340 180
      Missoula, MT $42,250 100
      Helena, MT $41,360 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $66,030 280
      Rocky Mount, NC $63,230 40
      Asheville, NC $61,270 130
      Wilmington, NC $60,860 200
      Burlington, NC $57,880 40
      Hickory, NC $57,200 110
      Central North Carolina $56,820 230
      Charlotte, NC-SC $56,750 570
      North Carolina $56,730 2,700
      Goldsboro, NC $55,660 40
      Raleigh, NC $55,470 —
      Eastern North Carolina $54,800 190
      Greensboro, NC $51,810 140
      Western North Carolina $50,470 200
      Fayetteville, NC $50,020 —
      Winston, NC $47,720 140
      Greenville, NC $40,520 70
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $63,720 50
      Bismarck, ND $62,930 40
      East North Dakota $62,530 30
      West North Dakota $62,100 30
      North Dakota $61,660 230
      Fargo, ND-MN $61,100 110
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $48,790 130
      Omaha, NE-IA $47,120 530
      Nebraska $45,120 800
      South Nebraska $44,950 80
      Northeast Nebraska $43,990 80
      Northwest Nebraska $37,730 40
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $70,080 110
      New Hampshire $63,810 460
      Northern New Hampshire $60,850 40
      Manchester, NH $60,030 150
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $70,420 3,140
      Trenton, NJ $67,040 250
      Vineland, NJ $55,890 30
      Atlantic City, NJ $46,830 110
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Cruces, NM $97,490 80
      Santa Fe, NM $76,860 40
      Eastern New Mexico $68,370 100
      Northern New Mexico $66,450 60
      New Mexico $65,600 620
      Albuquerque, NM $61,880 280
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $70,740 60
      Nevada $49,850 1,140
      Las Vegas, NV $48,300 900
      Reno, NV $45,090 150
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elmira, NY $87,530 70
      New York, NY-NJ $83,490 12,050
      New York $80,230 14,180
      Kiryas Joel, NY $79,170 370
      Central East New York $75,540 250
      Buffalo, NY $75,200 580
      Ithaca, NY $73,620 70
      Utica, NY $73,290 220
      Albany, NY $72,910 540
      Capital/Northern New York $67,430 300
      Binghamton, NY $67,360 150
      Rochester, NY $66,290 750
      Southwest New York $65,860 320
      Syracuse, NY $64,980 310
      Glens Falls, NY $64,790 100
      Kingston, NY $64,520 140
      Watertown, NY $59,380 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sandusky, OH $52,250 40
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,750 150
      Springfield, OH $48,290 50
      Canton, OH $48,030 240
      Columbus, OH $47,840 1,390
      Ohio $46,330 6,870
      Toledo, OH $46,210 290
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,200 1,090
      Akron, OH $45,740 350
      West Northwestern Ohio $45,560 200
      Dayton, OH $45,270 360
      Cleveland, OH $45,240 1,410
      Youngstown, OH $45,070 280
      Eastern Ohio $43,770 250
      Southern Ohio $43,770 460
      Lima, OH $43,260 50
      Mansfield, OH $40,570 70
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $45,130 380
      Tulsa, OK $44,200 440
      Oklahoma $43,190 1,470
      Northeast Oklahoma $39,380 190
      Northwest Oklahoma $37,660 130
      Southeast Oklahoma $32,620 250
      Southwest Oklahoma $23,750 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $77,260 1,150
      Albany, OR $74,980 70
      Salem, OR $72,640 330
      Oregon $71,830 2,160
      Eugene, OR $70,980 250
      Corvallis, OR $68,050 30
      Medford, OR $65,940 70
      Bend, OR $64,460 190
      Grants Pass, OR $64,130 40
      Coast Oregon $61,530 90
      Central Oregon $58,170 50
      Eastern Oregon $56,940 50
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $72,720 640
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $60,510 250
      Harrisburg, PA $57,630 150
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $55,830 2,420
      Chambersburg, PA $52,050 30
      Lancaster, PA $51,630 130
      Pennsylvania $49,590 4,150
      Erie, PA $48,250 50
      Altoona, PA $47,340 120
      Reading, PA $47,270 120
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $46,850 80
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $46,490 60
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $46,370 130
      Pittsburgh, PA $46,270 690
      Central Pennsylvania $46,120 100
      Scranton, PA $45,410 240
      York, PA $44,500 100
      State College, PA $43,680 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $27,010 320
      Mayaguez, PR $22,720 30
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $60,500 1,150
      Rhode Island $60,490 620
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $53,900 120
      Columbia, SC $46,860 140
      South Carolina $41,750 650
      Myrtle Beach, SC $35,590 40
      Greenville, SC $34,990 230
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $50,320 120
      South Dakota $49,560 240
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $49,460 60
      Rapid City, SD $44,290 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $50,500 300
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,120 120
      Cleveland, TN $49,850 50
      Nashville, TN $49,580 720
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,160 320
      Tennessee $48,760 2,130
      Kingsport, TN-VA $48,500 70
      South Central Tennessee $47,840 40
      Johnson City, TN $46,830 80
      North Central Tennessee $46,780 120
      West Tennessee $46,640 130
      Clarksville, TN-KY $46,520 110
      East Tennessee $45,640 60
      Morristown, TN $42,800 30
      Jackson, TN $41,690 90
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Region of Texas $77,470 40
      San Angelo, TX $74,730 50
      Killeen, TX $64,630 50
      Wichita Falls, TX $63,770 40
      North Region of Texas $53,200 50
      Houston, TX $52,430 820
      Northwestern Region of Texas $51,370 60
      College Station, TX $49,190 100
      Abilene, TX $48,310 70
      Austin, TX $47,470 530
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $46,110 40
      Beaumont, TX $45,260 30
      El Paso, TX $44,790 230
      Texas $44,790 5,810
      Dallas, TX $43,920 1,590
      Victoria, TX $43,690 50
      McAllen, TX $43,020 320
      Laredo, TX $42,120 160
      San Antonio, TX $42,070 460
      Waco, TX $41,790 140
      Hill Country Region of Texas $40,670 210
      Corpus Christi, TX $40,180 120
      Brownsville, TX $39,700 200
      Lubbock, TX $37,470 100
      Longview, TX $37,370 90
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Logan, UT-ID $62,280 30
      High Desert Utah $52,550 90
      St. George, UT $51,380 150
      Ogden, UT $50,980 300
      Provo, UT $44,180 310
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Staunton, VA $66,460 50
      Charlottesville, VA $64,420 60
      Virginia $63,530 3,130
      Richmond, VA $61,720 740
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $61,340 570
      Lynchburg, VA $60,760 100
      Blacksburg, VA $58,980 —
      Northwest Virginia $58,000 40
      Winchester, VA-WV $54,870 40
      Southwest Virginia $54,570 140
      Southside Virginia $54,080 120
      Roanoke, VA $49,220 110
      Northeast Virginia $47,880 40
      West Virginia $47,840 390
      Northern West Virginia $45,660 40
      Southern West Virginia $35,940 80
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $72,280 120
      Southern Vermont $70,250 120
      Vermont $69,540 370
      Northern Vermont $62,620 110
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $77,360 2,020
      Bellingham, WA $76,180 60
      Eastern Washington $74,410 60
      Olympia, WA $72,360 110
      Washington $69,060 3,490
      Mount Vernon, WA $66,740 80
      Bremerton, WA $65,740 50
      Western Washington $62,190 170
      Spokane, WA $61,990 460
      Kennewick, WA $59,850 90
      Yakima, WA $59,370 110
      Longview, WA $46,530 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oshkosh, WI $75,520 90
      South Central Wisconsin $62,650 120
      Northeastern Wisconsin $62,310 120
      Milwaukee, WI $60,010 680
      Wisconsin $57,590 1,950
      Eau Claire, WI $57,510 60
      Western Wisconsin $56,980 60
      Madison, WI $56,900 220
      Janesville, WI $56,210 40
      La Crosse, WI-MN $54,580 50
      Green Bay, WI $52,010 140
      Sheboygan, WI $50,650 40
      Racine, WI $49,800 40
      Wausau, WI $47,850 120
      Appleton, WI $46,490 50
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $58,690 40
      Charleston, WV $47,840 60
      Wheeling, WV-OH $43,120 60
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $37,570 190
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $118,900 30
      Casper, WY $49,730 40
      Western Wyoming $45,650 50
      Wyoming $42,220 140
      Eastern Wyoming $41,550 40