Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Manchester, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Manchester, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Manchester 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 Manchester, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,960
25th Percentile Wage
$49,920
50th Percentile Wage
$63,050
75th Percentile Wage
$63,300
90th Percentile Wage
$94,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Manchester, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,960.

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
$63,050
22.35% 47.15%
2021
$48,960
8.52% -
2020
$44,790
0.87% -
2019
$44,400
-5.81% -
2018
$46,980
-0.81% -
2017
$47,360
-7.64% -
2016
$50,980
5.10% -
2015
$48,380
0.64% -
2014
$48,070
6.62% -
2013
$44,890
25.77% -
2012
$33,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Manchester with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,050 in Manchester is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Manchester is 41.3 percent (41.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$107,430
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$64,620
Manchester
$63,050
Portsmouth
$61,480
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$60,820
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$59,060
Nashua
$47,960
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$45,930
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$39,170
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$38,390

See also: Top paying jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire.