Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median mental health and substance abuse social workers in the US earns $60,280 per year (132,810 employed). Gross pay is highest in New York ($79,380) and lowest in South Carolina ($39,930) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York	$79,380	$60,984	$5,082	76.8%	14,820
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in California	$79,000	$61,289	$5,107	77.6%	19,860
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Connecticut	$78,640	$61,403	$5,117	78.1%	1,540
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Minnesota	$75,020	$58,029	$4,836	77.4%	3,590
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Maryland	$73,580	$57,462	$4,789	78.1%	2,250
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Washington DC	$73,310	$57,085	$4,757	77.9%	510
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Vermont	$73,210	$57,962	$4,830	79.2%	320
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Washington	$70,460	$58,399	$4,867	82.9%	3,490
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Oregon	$68,210	$51,677	$4,306	75.8%	2,230
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New Jersey	$66,590	$53,544	$4,462	80.4%	2,420
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New Mexico	$65,640	$53,002	$4,417	80.7%	800
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Colorado	$65,620	$52,727	$4,394	80.4%	1,640
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Virginia	$64,240	$50,917	$4,243	79.3%	3,670
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New Hampshire	$63,900	$53,524	$4,460	83.8%	320
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Nevada	$62,900	$52,720	$4,393	83.8%	1,100
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Massachusetts	$62,500	$49,494	$4,124	79.2%	7,440
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Wisconsin	$61,860	$49,944	$4,162	80.7%	1,880
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Rhode Island	$60,990	$49,515	$4,126	81.2%	800
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in North Dakota	$60,980	$51,177	$4,265	83.9%	240
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Michigan	$60,830	$48,722	$4,060	80.1%	4,620
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Delaware	$60,060	$47,782	$3,982	79.6%	510
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Wyoming	$59,310	$49,836	$4,153	84%	200
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Arkansas	$58,590	$47,185	$3,932	80.5%	1,040
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in North Carolina	$58,210	$47,138	$3,928	81%	3,690
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Maine	$57,050	$45,350	$3,779	79.5%	1,860
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Alaska	$56,710	$47,747	$3,979	84.2%	250
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Kansas	$56,330	$45,098	$3,758	80.1%	1,620
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Hawaii	$54,390	$43,279	$3,607	79.6%	—
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Idaho	$52,520	$42,705	$3,559	81.3%	510
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Georgia	$52,030	$41,909	$3,492	80.5%	1,330
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Florida	$51,590	$43,633	$3,636	84.6%	5,150
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Utah	$50,770	$40,689	$3,391	80.1%	1,240
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in West Virginia	$50,070	$40,887	$3,407	81.7%	420
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Illinois	$49,960	$39,995	$3,333	80.1%	3,460
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Missouri	$49,560	$40,609	$3,384	81.9%	1,640
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Mississippi	$48,970	$40,301	$3,358	82.3%	920
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in South Dakota	$48,920	$41,487	$3,457	84.8%	230
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Iowa	$48,530	$39,982	$3,332	82.4%	1,200
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Indiana	$48,300	$39,594	$3,299	82%	2,490
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Pennsylvania	$48,290	$39,499	$3,292	81.8%	3,500
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Louisiana	$47,100	$38,998	$3,250	82.8%	970
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Texas	$46,630	$39,647	$3,304	85%	8,220
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Tennessee	$46,500	$39,543	$3,295	85%	2,220
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Arizona	$46,380	$38,496	$3,208	83%	3,690
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Ohio	$46,080	$38,720	$3,227	84%	6,050
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Montana	$45,160	$37,100	$3,092	82.2%	740
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Nebraska	$43,240	$35,835	$2,986	82.9%	900
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Oklahoma	$43,120	$35,432	$2,953	82.2%	1,780
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Kentucky	$42,570	$35,013	$2,918	82.2%	1,360
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Alabama	$41,500	$33,715	$2,810	81.2%	740
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in South Carolina	$39,930	$33,025	$2,752	82.7%	720

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