State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Delaware vs New York
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York earn a median of $79,380. In Delaware, $60,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.2% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Delaware vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-18.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $60,060
- p25
- $51,230
- p75
- $68,090
- p10
- $47,550
- p90
- $81,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.