Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Santa Fe, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,590
25th Percentile Wage
$39,470
50th Percentile Wage
$57,640
75th Percentile Wage
$66,160
90th Percentile Wage
$72,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,590.

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
$57,640
-0.03% 20.09%
2021
$57,660
-13.09% -
2020
$65,210
17.44% -
2019
$53,840
5.92% -
2018
$50,650
5.96% -
2017
$47,630
19.08% -
2015
$38,540
1.14% -
2014
$38,100
-20.89% -
2012
$46,060
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Santa Fe with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,640, Santa Fe is the second highest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of New Mexico, following the highest paying city Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $59,120). Compared with Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Santa Fe is 2.5 percent (2.5%) lower.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico.