Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$86,350avg. a year
$41.51 an hour · 9,380 employed
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $86,350 a year. That is $4,700 (5%) less than the California average of $91,050. The U.S. average is $68,030.
$78,410Median pay
$41.51Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
9,380Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for mental health and substance abuse social workers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,010 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$117,050
$56.27 an hour
21,990 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$109,530
$52.66 an hour
3140 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$109,030
$52.42 an hour
4120 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$108,430
$52.13 an hour
5170 jobs
Modesto, CA
$96,890
$46.58 an hour
6160 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$94,510
$45.44 an hour
71,310 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$94,450
$45.41 an hour
8100 jobs
Salinas, CA
$93,880
$45.14 an hour
980 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$92,740
$44.59 an hour
101,330 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$91,350
$43.92 an hour
11230 jobs
Napa, CA
$91,080
$43.79 an hour
12150 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$89,340
$42.95 an hour
13160 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$85,680
$41.19 an hour
14170 jobs
Visalia, CA
$85,540
$41.12 an hour
15260 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$85,270
$41.00 an hour
161,030 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$84,200
$40.48 an hour
17620 jobs
Fresno, CA
$81,110
$39.00 an hour
18340 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$80,270
$38.59 an hour
1980 jobs
Redding, CA
$75,140
$36.13 an hour
2070 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$73,590
$35.38 an hour
2150 jobs
Chico, CA
$67,760
$32.58 an hour
2240 jobs
Merced, CA
$66,010
$31.74 an hour
2350 jobs
El Centro, CA
$63,740
$30.64 an hour
2440 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$63,010
$30.30 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
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Questions and answers
How much do mental health and substance abuse social workers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $86,350 a year, and the median is $78,410. About 9,380 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $4,700 (5%) less than the California average of $91,050.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.75 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 21-1023. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.