Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,510
25th Percentile Wage
$49,520
50th Percentile Wage
$63,510
75th Percentile Wage
$75,520
90th Percentile Wage
$85,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,510.

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
$63,510
3.73% 33.00%
2021
$61,140
15.06% -
2020
$51,930
1.44% -
2019
$51,180
0.76% -
2018
$50,790
1.81% -
2017
$49,870
4.19% -
2016
$47,780
3.91% -
2015
$45,910
-7.04% -
2014
$49,140
-1.99% -
2013
$50,120
15.10% -
2012
$42,550
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,510 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Rochester is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$83,200
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$78,310
Elmira
$76,730
Utica-Rome
$76,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$65,190
Binghamton
$64,590
Glens Falls
$64,310
Syracuse
$64,160
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$63,820
Rochester
$63,510
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,170
Kingston
$62,820
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$62,310
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$62,220
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,890
Nassau-Suffolk
$58,880
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$51,570
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$51,440
Watertown-Fort Drum
$48,480
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$46,230

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.