The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $25,700 | -72.30% | -69.88% |
| 2020 | $44,280 | 1.06% | - |
| 2019 | $43,810 | -0.80% | - |
| 2018 | $44,160 | 1.13% | - |
| 2017 | $43,660 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $43,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,700, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Texas, following city of Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood (median annual salary of $51,260). Compared with the highest paying city Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 49.9 percent (49.9%) lower.