The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health and substance abuse social workers in California-Lexington Park 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 | $37,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,680.
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 | $52,550 | 12.60% | 39.01% |
| 2021 | $45,930 | 12.43% | - |
| 2020 | $40,220 | 5.49% | - |
| 2019 | $38,010 | 1.32% | - |
| 2018 | $37,510 | 14.56% | - |
| 2017 | $32,050 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $32,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,550, California-Lexington Park is the highest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Maryland, followed by Maryland nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $51,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in California-Lexington Park is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in Maryland nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Salisbury | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |