State comparison · 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers salary: Maine vs New York
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York earn a median of $79,380. In Maine, $57,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.1% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.1%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-20.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Median
- $57,050
- p25
- $47,740
- p75
- $77,650
- p10
- $45,870
- p90
- $96,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.