Insights / Behavioral health pay versus the U.S. median / Michigan
Behavioral health pay in Michigan
Quote Michigan Social Workers $67,600 rather than a statewide average.
Set Michigan Social Workers near $79,310 so finance sees the same cell.
Match Michigan Social Workers to $67,880 so the handoff names the cell.
Brief Michigan Substance Abuse as $61,690 while the draft is still open.
Each occupation
1Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $67,600
- 75th percentile
- $79,310
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 4,860
2Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $61,690
- 75th percentile
- $77,650
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 1.04
- State employment
- 10,100
3Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $60,830
- 75th percentile
- $74,350
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 1.01
- State employment
- 4,620
4Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $56,360
- 75th percentile
- $70,370
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.88
- State employment
- 1,480
5Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $52,270
- 75th percentile
- $64,710
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 0.78
- State employment
- 590
6Community Health Workers
- State median
- $49,380
- 75th percentile
- $64,130
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 0.95
- State employment
- 1,890
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $43,140
- 75th percentile
- $52,000
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 4,850
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare Social Workers | $67,600 | $79,310 | $67,880 | 1.00 | 4,860 |
| 2 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $61,690 | $77,650 | $59,350 | 1.04 | 10,100 |
| 3 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $60,830 | $74,350 | $60,280 | 1.01 | 4,620 |
| 4 | Health Education Specialists | $56,360 | $70,370 | $64,070 | 0.88 | 1,480 |
| 5 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $52,270 | $64,710 | $66,940 | 0.78 | 590 |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | $49,380 | $64,130 | $51,850 | 0.95 | 1,890 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $43,140 | $52,000 | $45,130 | 0.96 | 4,850 |
Takeaways
- Start Michigan Substance Abuse from $77,650 and the req stops guessing.
- Anchor Michigan Substance Abuse at $59,350 before the screen gets longer.
- Keep Michigan Social Workers near $60,830 while the role is still unposted.
- Show Michigan Social Workers wage $74,350 and nobody swaps in a national midpoint.
For recruiters
- Name Michigan Social Workers wage $60,280 rather than hiding the cell.
- Put Michigan Social Workers wage $67,600 inside the Hiring Pack for this opening.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Related hiring pages
Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Michigan median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Healthcare Social Workers state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Michigan is 20 of 51. A row links to the Michigan metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $67,600 is stated as about $67.6K. $67,880 is stated as about $67.9K. $79,310 is stated as about $79.3K. $43,140 is stated as about $43.1K. a comparison of 0.96 is stated as 4 percent. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K.
Sources
A Hiring Pack starts from the role and the city on the req.
First Hiring Pack free.
Then Was $24Now $0.99 per req report.
Or Was $149Now $19.99/month unlimited.