State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,640. In Illinois, $49,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.9% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+51.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Connecticut
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $78,640
- p25
- $62,300
- p75
- $92,430
- p10
- $49,260
- p90
- $108,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
Illinois
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $49,960
- p25
- $46,290
- p75
- $69,210
- p10
- $39,910
- p90
- $79,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +60%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.