Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in St Cloud, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in St Cloud, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in St Cloud 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 St Cloud, Minnesota

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$48,160
25th Percentile Wage
$53,630
50th Percentile Wage
$64,230
75th Percentile Wage
$73,020
90th Percentile Wage
$97,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in St Cloud, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,160.

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
$64,230
21.44% -0.06%
2021
$50,460
13.52% -
2018
$43,640
-6.60% -
2017
$46,520
-1.33% -
2016
$47,140
-6.75% -
2015
$50,320
7.67% -
2014
$46,460
-42.55% -
2013
$66,230
2.96% -
2012
$64,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in St Cloud with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,230 in St Cloud is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Minnesota. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in St Cloud is 16.9 percent (16.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Mankato-North Mankato and 9.8 percent (9.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Mankato-North Mankato
$77,260
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$67,580
Rochester
$64,460
St Cloud
$64,230
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$60,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$58,080
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
$57,950

See also: Top paying jobs in St Cloud, Minnesota.