Mid-level Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker salary in New York, NY

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Flushing, Bayside, Little Neck, East Elmhurst.

Also listed as: Master Social Worker

Median salary$95,250
Middle 50%$87.5k–$99.9k
vs. all levels here+59%comparison median $60,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,835 and $100,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,734
25th$87,542
50th (median)$95,250
75th$99,880
90th$100,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $56,580 (16 filings) FY2021: median $58,240 (28 filings) FY2022: median $61,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $70,720 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 8 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 28
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$56,580$56,160$58,24016
FY2021$58,240$58,240$58,68028
FY2022$61,000$58,680$64,95322
FY2023–––8
FY2024$70,720$69,625$76,96014
FY2025–––8
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

New York's median mid-level Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker salary of $95,250 is worth about $84,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in the New York, NY area earned a median of $82,450 in May 2025 (12,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,250, 16% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Centertoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $57,533 36
Mid-level · Level II $95,250 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$52,541$57,53336
Mid-level · Level II$75,400$95,25012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.