The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,970.
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 | $48,470 | -0.45% | 31.65% |
| 2021 | $48,690 | -11.46% | - |
| 2020 | $54,270 | 8.68% | - |
| 2019 | $49,560 | 9.02% | - |
| 2018 | $45,090 | 2.46% | - |
| 2017 | $43,980 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $42,820 | 7.31% | - |
| 2015 | $39,690 | 9.90% | - |
| 2014 | $35,760 | 2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $34,810 | 4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $33,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,470 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Springfield and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Rockford |