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Average Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary in Idaho

Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers in Idaho earn a median annual salary of $50,900, which is -15.3% compared to the national median. There are 390 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Idaho (state).

$50,900
Idaho median annual wage
$24/hour median
-15.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $60,060
390
Local employment
0.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.57
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,600
25th
$42,340
Median
$50,900
75th
$75,570
90th
$88,430

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Idaho, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
95.5%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$53,302
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 70.4%
Rents: 90.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
New York$80,230Compare14,180
Connecticut$78,820Compare1,350
Minnesota$77,100Compare3,430
California$75,320Compare18,020
District of Columbia$72,720Compare640
Oregon$71,830Compare2,160

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Idaho

Idaho has salary data for 645 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers in Idaho

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Mental Health And Substance Abuse Social Workers are projected to change by +9.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.