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

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,290
25th Percentile Wage	$49,630
50th Percentile Wage	$69,640
75th Percentile Wage	$84,880
90th Percentile Wage	$100,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northwestern 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 $100,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,290.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$69,640	31.91%	-2.41%
2021	$47,420	-32.08%	-
2018	$62,630	2.60%	-
2017	$61,000	1.93%	-
2016	$59,820	22.33%	-
2014	$46,460	-53.51%	-
2012	$71,320	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,640 in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Danbury and 47.2 percent (47.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

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