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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary in West Virginia

SOC 21-1023 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in West Virginia is $47,840 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.00 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $60,060. 390 people work as Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in West Virginia. Wages have grown 100% since 2014, when the median was $23,880.

Median Annual Salary

$47,840

Mean Annual

$49,250

Median Hourly

$23.00

Total Employed

390

Location Quotient

0.68

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$33k
10th
$36k
25th
$48k
Median
$58k
75th
$72k
90th

How This Compares

West Virginia

$47,840

this metro

United States

$60,060

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $47,840
2023 $37,740
2022 $31,790
2021 $38,430
2020 $38,240
2019 $36,060
2018 $33,190
2017 $30,140
2016 $31,780
2015 $24,160
2014 $23,880

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