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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 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 Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$32,390
25th Percentile Wage	$34,040
50th Percentile Wage	$36,800
75th Percentile Wage	$40,650
90th Percentile Wage	$55,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,390.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	1-Year Growth
2013	$36,800	2.34%	2.34%
2012	$35,940	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area with Other Connecticut Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,800, Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Connecticut, following city of Danbury (median annual salary of $81,990). Compared with the highest paying city Danbury, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is 55.1 percent (55.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Danbury	$81,990
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	$80,380
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$69,640
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	$68,370
New Haven	$60,300
Waterbury	$57,460
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$36,800