Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $49,071 versus $40,112 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +22.3%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 6.6% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$49,0715793.4%
Bachelor's$40,11246.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
North Suffolk Mental Health Association, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $45,791
CCMS N/A N/A N/A $48,000
Community Counseling Mediation Master's 0% 100% $50,800
Research Foundation of CUNY N/A N/A N/A $55,000
COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND MEDIATION Master's 0% 100% $50,170
Asian Counseling and Referral Service Master's 0% 100% $39,638
Omni Health Services Inc. Master's 0% 100% $36,525
Preferred Family Healthcare Master's 50% 50% $32,224
ACMH, Inc. Master's 0% 100% $57,407
Eliot Community Human Services, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $40,804
Mental Health Providers of Western Queens, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $45,000
SCO FAMILY OF SERVICES Master's 0% 100% $45,000
The Thresholds N/A N/A N/A $35,500
Gandara Mental Health Center N/A N/A N/A $38,751
ANIS ABI-KARAM LTD N/A N/A N/A $62,500
SMILING FACES LLC N/A N/A N/A N/A
WESTERN KENTUCKY REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RET N/A N/A N/A $34,158
METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH N/A N/A N/A $34,694
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR GROUPS N/A N/A N/A $44,990
MEDNET HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS N/A N/A N/A $46,925