SOC 21-1023 · Area 47380 · May 2025
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Waco, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,670 | $17.15 |
| 25th percentile | $42,140 | $20.26 |
| Median | $42,140 | $20.26 |
| 75th percentile | $49,880 | $23.98 |
| 90th percentile | $64,660 | $31.09 |
| Average | $46,310 | $22.27 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 180. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $42,140 to $49,880 in 2025, a span of $7,740.
The area median is $4,490 (9.6%) below Texas's $46,630 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 21 other published areas
- This area's median is $4,510 (12.0%) above the $37,630 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $1,060 (2.6%) above the $41,080 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $90 (0.2%) below the $42,230 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $1,000 (2.3%) below the $43,140 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,240 (2.9%) below the $43,380 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $2,010 (4.6%) below the $44,150 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $3,120 (6.9%) below the $45,260 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $3,500 (7.7%) below the $45,640 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,790 (8.3%) below the $45,930 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,410 (9.5%) below the $46,550 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $5,250 (11.1%) below the $47,390 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $5,600 (11.7%) below the $47,740 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $6,150 (12.7%) below the $48,290 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,740 (13.8%) below the $48,880 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $7,080 (14.4%) below the $49,220 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $7,710 (15.5%) below the $49,850 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $9,010 (17.6%) below the $51,150 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,500 (21.4%) below the $53,640 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $14,240 (25.3%) below the $56,380 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $21,630 (33.9%) below the $63,770 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $24,630 (36.9%) below the $66,770 median in San Angelo, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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