Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Montgomery, Alabama

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Montgomery, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Montgomery is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Montgomery, Alabama

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,610
25th Percentile Wage
$36,450
50th Percentile Wage
$37,300
75th Percentile Wage
$48,430
90th Percentile Wage
$54,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Montgomery, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,610.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,300
-3.03% 12.79%
2021
$38,430
3.88% -
2020
$36,940
-0.62% -
2019
$37,170
-83.45% -
2018
$68,190
32.97% -
2017
$45,710
-32.90% -
2016
$60,750
27.08% -
2015
$44,300
22.82% -
2014
$34,190
4.65% -
2013
$32,600
0.21% -
2012
$32,530
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Montgomery with Other Alabama Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,300 in Montgomery is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Montgomery is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Florence-Muscle Shoals
$48,280
Huntsville
$47,750
Decatur
$47,390
Birmingham-Hoover
$38,780
Montgomery
$37,300
Anniston-Oxford
$34,680
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$33,290
Dothan
$33,030
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$31,910
Tuscaloosa
$30,610
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$29,590
Mobile
$27,530
Auburn-Opelika
$27,060
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
$23,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Montgomery, Alabama.