How much do Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers make in Toledo, OH?

Percentile spread

For Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,900 and the 90th percentile is $73,180. The difference is $36,280, which is 77.9% 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 $42,050 to the 75th at $56,630, covers $14,580.

The mean annual wage is $52,600, which sits above the median of $46,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Toledo, OH median is 22.7% lower than the national median of $60,280 for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,954, which is 15.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% higher than the Ohio median of $46,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Toledo, OH is 91.455, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers at $50,954 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers. Toledo, OH ranks 20th of 28 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).).

• Sandusky, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $57,470 and employment of 50. That median is 23.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,370, against $50,954 here.
• Ann Arbor, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $63,770 and employment of 230. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,214, against $50,954 here.
• Lima, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $47,910 and employment of 50. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,430, against $50,954 here.

Employment share

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Toledo, OH (350 of 291,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (132,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.