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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in the Industry of Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)

The salary statistics and trend of mental health and substance abuse social workers in the industry of local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare mental health and substance abuse social worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,560
25th Percentile Wage	$36,720
50th Percentile Wage	$47,150
75th Percentile Wage	$61,310
90th Percentile Wage	$78,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for mental health and substance abuse social workers in the industry of local government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation). The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) mental health and substance abuse social workers is $78,260. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $47,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent mental health and substance abuse social workers is $31,560.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in the industry of Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$47,150	-1.65%	2.86%
2016	$47,930	1.31%	-
2015	$47,300	-0.15%	-
2014	$47,370	2.60%	-
2013	$46,140	0.74%	-
2012	$45,800	-	-

Table 3. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of mental health and substance abuse social workers in six industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of mental health and substance abuse social workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry	Median Annual Salary
State government, including schools and hospitals	$55,910
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$50,550
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,310
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$48,410
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,300
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$47,150

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