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          Wages for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          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
          Kentucky Hourly $16.29 $17.90 $20.46 $23.45 $30.75
          Yearly $33,880 $37,230 $42,570 $48,780 $63,960
          Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area Hourly $16.29 $17.83 $20.61 $23.26 $29.30
          Yearly $33,880 $37,090 $42,860 $48,390 $60,950
          Owensboro, KY Metro Area Hourly $12.77 $16.12 $18.03 $20.57 $23.46
          Yearly $26,560 $33,520 $37,490 $42,780 $48,800
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $17.92 $20.21 $22.53 $26.43 $33.84
          Yearly $37,280 $42,040 $46,860 $54,980 $70,390
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $17.97 $18.93 $22.08 $26.02 $36.61
          Yearly $37,370 $39,370 $45,930 $54,110 $76,150
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $16.41 $17.25 $19.41 $25.29 $28.43
          Yearly $34,130 $35,880 $40,370 $52,590 $59,130
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $14.28 $17.85 $18.52 $20.98 $27.43
          Yearly $29,700 $37,120 $38,530 $43,640 $57,050
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $17.58 $18.36 $20.12 $22.27 $23.68
          Yearly $36,560 $38,180 $41,860 $46,320 $49,250
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $16.85 $18.35 $21.82 $24.53 $34.78
          Yearly $35,050 $38,170 $45,390 $51,030 $72,330
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $15.15 $17.97 $20.47 $23.91 $29.22
          Yearly $31,510 $37,390 $42,570 $49,720 $60,770
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $16.82 $17.42 $18.07 $26.85 $33.82
          Yearly $34,980 $36,240 $37,580 $55,850 $70,350
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $13.06 $17.08 $19.63 $23.93 $34.43
          Yearly $27,170 $35,530 $40,830 $49,780 $71,620
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $15.70 $17.61 $20.57 $21.17 $27.97
          Yearly $32,650 $36,630 $42,780 $44,040 $58,180
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