How much do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

Percentile spread

For Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $30,250 and the 90th percentile is $61,740. The difference is $31,490, which is 87.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,250 to the 75th at $43,170, covers $12,920.

The mean annual wage is $39,710, which sits above the median of $36,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC median is 39.9% lower than the national median of $60,280 for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,827, which is 35.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.3% lower than the South Carolina median of $39,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers at $38,827 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 20th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Asheville, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $63,400 and employment of 160. That median is 75.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,695, against $38,827 here.
• Gainesville, GA is 84 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 30. That median is 66.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,450, against $38,827 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $50,520 and employment of 40. That median is 39.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,971, against $38,827 here.