State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Indiana vs New York
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York earn a median of $79,380. In Indiana, $48,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.6% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.2%
Indiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-29.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $48,300
- p25
- $42,580
- p75
- $64,610
- p10
- $36,290
- p90
- $77,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +150%
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.