SOC 21-1023 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers make in Terre Haute, IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Terre Haute, IN is $35,060. The 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $47,340. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$35,060
- 10th percentile
- $35,060
- 25th percentile
- $35,060
- Median
- $35,060
- 75th percentile
- $37,390
- 90th percentile
- $47,340
- Mean
- $39,530
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $47,340. The difference is $12,280, which is 35.0% 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 $35,060 to the 75th at $37,390, covers $2,330.
The mean annual wage is $39,530, which sits above the median of $35,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Terre Haute, IN median is 41.8% lower than the national median of $60,280 for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,933, which is 33.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 27.4% lower than the Indiana median of $48,300.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers at $39,933 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. Terre Haute, IN ranks 23rd of 23 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).).
- Bloomington, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $58,880 and employment of 30. That median is 67.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,924, against $39,933 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $49,590 and employment of 810. That median is 41.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,820, against $39,933 here.
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is 77 miles away, with a median of $48,650 and employment of 80. That median is 38.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,071, against $39,933 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Terre Haute, IN · Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers make in Terre Haute, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in Terre Haute, IN is $35,060. The 10th percentile is $35,060 and the 90th percentile is $47,340.
How does that compare with the national median for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?
The local median is 41.8% lower than the national median of $60,280.
What is Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers pay in Terre Haute, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,060 is $39,933. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Terre Haute, IN compare with nearby metros for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers?
Bloomington, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $58,880. Terre Haute, IN ranks 23rd of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.