Insights / Behavioral health pay versus the U.S. median / New York
Behavioral health pay in New York
Quote York Social Workers $79,380 before the range goes out.
Set York Social Workers near $95,520 while the manager still has the draft.
Match York Social Workers to $60,280 before the calendar invite goes out.
Brief York Social Workers as $73,070 before the recruiter refreshes the ad.
Each occupation
1Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $79,380
- 75th percentile
- $95,520
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 1.32
- State employment
- 14,820
2Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $73,070
- 75th percentile
- $91,950
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 20,440
3Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $64,430
- 75th percentile
- $76,600
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 0.96
- State employment
- 770
4Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $62,560
- 75th percentile
- $77,560
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.98
- State employment
- 4,150
5Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $59,450
- 75th percentile
- $73,710
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 1.00
- State employment
- 26,770
6Community Health Workers
- State median
- $58,130
- 75th percentile
- $70,390
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 1.12
- State employment
- 5,800
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $58,080
- 75th percentile
- $72,500
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 1.29
- State employment
- 2,040
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 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $79,380 | $95,520 | $60,280 | 1.32 | 14,820 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $73,070 | $91,950 | $67,880 | 1.08 | 20,440 |
| 3 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $64,430 | $76,600 | $66,940 | 0.96 | 770 |
| 4 | Health Education Specialists | $62,560 | $77,560 | $64,070 | 0.98 | 4,150 |
| 5 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $59,450 | $73,710 | $59,350 | 1.00 | 26,770 |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | $58,130 | $70,390 | $51,850 | 1.12 | 5,800 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $58,080 | $72,500 | $45,130 | 1.29 | 2,040 |
Takeaways
- Start York Social Workers from $91,950 and the intake can see the figure.
- Anchor York Social Workers at $67,880 so the huddle hears the cell.
- Keep York Family Therapists near $64,430 rather than a statewide average.
- Show York Family Therapists wage $76,600 so finance sees the same cell.
For recruiters
- Name York Family Therapists wage $66,940 so the handoff names the cell.
- Put York Social Workers wage $79,380 inside the Hiring Pack for this opening.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the New York 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. New York is 17 of 51. A row links to the New York 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: $79,380 is stated as about $79.4K. $60,280 is stated as about $60.3K. a comparison of 1.32 is stated as 32 percent. $95,520 is stated as about $95.5K. $58,080 is stated as about $58.1K. a comparison of 1.29 is stated as 29 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.