Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Bay City, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Bay City, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Bay City 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 Bay City, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,250
25th Percentile Wage
$50,190
50th Percentile Wage
$60,050
75th Percentile Wage
$60,050
90th Percentile Wage
$73,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Bay City, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,250.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,050
19.10% 21.85%
2021
$48,580
-18.73% -
2020
$57,680
-0.80% -
2019
$58,140
9.41% -
2018
$52,670
10.90% -
2016
$46,930
-6.03% -
2015
$49,760
-15.49% -
2014
$57,470
18.34% -
2012
$46,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Bay City with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,050 in Bay City is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Bay City is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$64,150
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$63,890
Lansing-East Lansing
$61,170
Bay City
$60,050
Ann Arbor
$59,940
Holland-Grand Haven
$56,130
Battle Creek
$52,470
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$51,250
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$49,920
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$49,630
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$49,010
Jackson
$48,930
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$48,760
Niles-Benton Harbor
$48,560
Flint
$47,970
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$47,700
Monroe
$47,450
South Bend-Mishawaka
$46,570
Kalamazoo-Portage
$46,510
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$46,260
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$38,540

See also: Top paying jobs in Bay City, Michigan.