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          Wages for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $19.11 $22.63 $28.98 $38.33 $50.08
          Yearly $39,740 $47,070 $60,280 $79,730 $104,170
          California Hourly $22.33 $27.79 $37.98 $57.14 $70.82
          Yearly $46,450 $57,800 $79,000 $118,860 $147,300
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.08 $24.48 $37.70 $50.78 $67.09
          Yearly $43,840 $50,910 $78,410 $105,620 $139,550
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.70 $23.70 $33.09 $75.16 $75.16
          Yearly $49,300 $49,300 $68,830 $156,320 $156,340
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.78 $27.37 $30.13 $38.48 $53.53
          Yearly $49,470 $56,940 $62,680 $80,040 $111,340
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.81 $36.96 $47.50 $70.11 $70.12
          Yearly $66,170 $76,870 $98,800 $145,840 $145,850
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.87 $30.18 $44.10 $59.19 $59.19
          Yearly $60,060 $62,770 $91,730 $123,120 $123,120
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.40 $37.66 $59.10 $66.22 $72.18
          Yearly $54,910 $78,320 $122,930 $137,730 $150,130
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.44 $30.24 $40.48 $59.00 $71.37
          Yearly $59,160 $62,890 $84,190 $122,710 $148,460
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $23.00 $26.46 $32.39 $44.11 $57.35
          Yearly $47,840 $55,030 $67,370 $91,740 $119,290
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.43 $27.07 $37.92 $61.73 $86.93
          Yearly $50,810 $56,300 $78,880 $128,390 $180,810
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.85 $23.79 $31.21 $53.28 $66.84
          Yearly $45,450 $49,490 $64,910 $110,830 $139,030
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.43 $27.43 $34.70 $46.91 $59.19
          Yearly $50,820 $57,050 $72,180 $97,570 $123,120
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.23 $24.22 $28.61 $36.29 $44.51
          Yearly $48,310 $50,380 $59,500 $75,470 $92,580
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.49 $24.24 $26.94 $36.86 $45.14
          Yearly $46,770 $50,420 $56,030 $76,660 $93,890
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.35 $30.60 $46.73 $59.19 $62.08
          Yearly $50,640 $63,650 $97,200 $123,120 $129,120
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.04 $27.76 $36.33 $51.09 $62.80
          Yearly $50,010 $57,740 $75,570 $106,270 $130,620
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.40 $35.26 $52.43 $70.36 $98.00
          Yearly $63,230 $73,340 $109,050 $146,360 $203,830
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.68 $23.39 $27.30 $33.26 $43.53
          Yearly $45,100 $48,660 $56,790 $69,180 $90,540
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.61 $25.77 $31.13 $41.37 $61.67
          Yearly $47,020 $53,590 $64,760 $86,040 $128,270
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $27.96 $31.95 $45.15 $59.19 $61.50
          Yearly $58,150 $66,460 $93,920 $123,120 $127,920
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.88 $28.50 $39.98 $56.38 $67.52
          Yearly $49,680 $59,270 $83,150 $117,260 $140,440
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $18.63 $18.63 $23.45 $39.24 $55.02
          Yearly $38,750 $38,750 $48,770 $81,630 $114,450
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.88 $24.42 $31.25 $47.35 $65.73
          Yearly $47,580 $50,790 $64,990 $98,490 $136,730
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.62 $28.92 $42.01 $60.21 $68.41
          Yearly $49,130 $60,160 $87,370 $125,230 $142,280
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.05 $32.22 $37.39 $57.52 $61.01
          Yearly $52,100 $67,010 $77,770 $119,640 $126,900
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.19 $27.79 $39.06 $48.56 $70.05
          Yearly $52,400 $57,810 $81,240 $101,000 $145,710
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.36 $32.87 $42.09 $69.80 $100.00
          Yearly $58,990 $68,370 $87,550 $145,180 $208,000
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.51 $28.13 $37.26 $56.92 $62.91
          Yearly $48,890 $58,500 $77,500 $118,390 $130,860
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $24.65 $29.04 $31.03 $56.71 $66.52
          Yearly $51,270 $60,410 $64,540 $117,960 $138,360