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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workerss in the United States earn a median salary of $60,060/year ($28.88/hr). Salaries range from $39,620 to $104,130 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$40K
10th percentile
$47K
25th percentile
$60K
Median
$79K
75th percentile
$104K
90th percentile

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
New York$80K$38.57/hr14,180
Connecticut$79K$37.89/hr1,350
Minnesota$77K$37.07/hr3,430
California$75K$36.21/hr18,020
District of Columbia$73K$34.96/hr640
Oregon$72K$34.53/hr2,160
New Jersey$70K$33.85/hr3,140
Hawaii$70K$33.82/hr410
Vermont$70K$33.43/hr370
Washington$69K$33.2/hr3,490

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$117K120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$103K900
Vallejo, CA$99K100
Las Cruces, NM$97K80
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$93K150
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$90K70
Elmira, NY$88K70
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$84K160
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$84K1,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$83K12,050
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