State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Kentucky
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,640. In Kentucky, $42,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.8% — not 84.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+84.7%
Connecticut vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+60.8%
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
Kentucky
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $42,570
- p25
- $37,230
- p75
- $48,780
- p10
- $33,880
- p90
- $63,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.