State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Connecticut vs Utah
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Connecticut earn a median of $78,640. In Utah, $50,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.9% — not 54.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.9%
Connecticut vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+47.9%
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
Utah
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $50,770
- p25
- $42,040
- p75
- $79,540
- p10
- $37,980
- p90
- $101,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
- 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.