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In 2011, social workers earned an average of just over $54,000 a year. Because higher salaries paid in psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse settings and other specialized facilities can skew this statistic, median wage is a better predictor of earnings.
A Bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement for social workers, although many also have completed their Master's degree. A Mental Health or Substance Abuse Social Worker usually gets an average wage somewhere between 32000 and 48000 depending on education and tenure levels. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers can get a compensation of Forty Thousand Three Hundred dollars per annum.