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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 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 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$23,920
25th Percentile Wage	$23,920
50th Percentile Wage	$48,200
75th Percentile Wage	$58,300
90th Percentile Wage	$67,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,920.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2022	$48,200	4.98%	5.66%
2021	$45,800	-13.71%	-
2020	$52,080	6.16%	-
2019	$48,870	6.96%	-
2018	$45,470	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,200 in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Las Cruces.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$59,120
Santa Fe	$57,640
Albuquerque	$52,070
Farmington	$50,810
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$48,200
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$45,040
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$43,300
Las Cruces	$43,130