The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,790 | 7.26% | 26.35% |
| 2021 | $48,960 | -1.37% | - |
| 2020 | $49,630 | 4.71% | - |
| 2019 | $47,290 | 1.71% | - |
| 2018 | $46,480 | 14.41% | - |
| 2017 | $39,780 | -1.21% | - |
| 2016 | $40,260 | 6.21% | - |
| 2015 | $37,760 | -8.21% | - |
| 2014 | $40,860 | 7.76% | - |
| 2013 | $37,690 | -3.16% | - |
| 2012 | $38,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,790 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Colorado nonmetropolitan area and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boulder | |
| Greeley | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Pueblo | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area |