The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 | $39,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $160,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,600.
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 | $80,380 | 5.52% | 26.77% |
| 2021 | $75,940 | 11.55% | - |
| 2020 | $67,170 | -0.89% | - |
| 2019 | $67,770 | -4.68% | - |
| 2018 | $70,940 | 11.88% | - |
| 2017 | $62,510 | 10.78% | - |
| 2016 | $55,770 | 0.57% | - |
| 2015 | $55,450 | -1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $56,410 | -7.02% | - |
| 2013 | $60,370 | 2.50% | - |
| 2012 | $58,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,380, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is the second highest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Connecticut, following the highest paying city Danbury (median annual salary of $81,990). Compared with Danbury, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Danbury | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |