State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs New York
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
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%
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.