Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers · SOC 21-1023
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers Salary in the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $54,680 per year ($26.29 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $46,140 at the 10th percentile to $72,350 at the 90th. BLS estimates 90 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in the East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area earn more than $54,680 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $46,150 and $61,900.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $46,140 | $46,150 | $54,680 | $61,900 | $72,350 |
| Hourly | $22.18 | $22.19 | $26.29 | $29.76 | $34.78 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$54,680 median for East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,150 to $61,900
- South Dakotastate$48,920 median for South Dakota; middle half earns $44,250 to $61,900
- United Statesnational$60,280 median for United States; middle half earns $47,070 to $79,730
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +12% vs South Dakota overall and −9% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in South Dakota
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for mental health and substance abuse social workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areathis page$54,680 median for East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $46,150 to $61,900
- $58,770 median for Sioux Falls metro area; middle half earns $48,650 to $74,110
- $44,250 median for Rapid City metro area; middle half earns $39,710 to $47,680
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for mental health and substance abuse social workerss · Highest-paying occupations in East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.