The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $37,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,460.
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 | $60,830 | 3.76% | 23.15% |
| 2021 | $58,540 | 23.20% | - |
| 2020 | $44,960 | -5.83% | - |
| 2019 | $47,580 | 7.42% | - |
| 2018 | $44,050 | 0.18% | - |
| 2017 | $43,970 | 0.32% | - |
| 2016 | $43,830 | -51.63% | - |
| 2014 | $66,460 | 2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $64,560 | 27.59% | - |
| 2012 | $46,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,830, Lewiston-Auburn is the lowest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Maine, following city of Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (median annual salary of $73,790). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Lewiston-Auburn is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |