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State comparison · 2025

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs New York

Occupation

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York earn a median of $79,380. In Connecticut, $78,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 0.9%.

Nominal pay gap
-0.9%
Connecticut vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
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
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New York

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Median
$79,380
p25
$64,430
p75
$95,520
p10
$54,650
p90
$122,340
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-75%
See full breakdown for New York

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.