Visa Wage Index

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 19 applications covering 19 positions for this role here, at a median of $95,713 a year. 14 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$57,533
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$79,352
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$101,171
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$122,990

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The Child Center of NY Level I 88 $57,533
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, Inc. Level III 11 $101,450
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc. Level I 11 $57,533
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc. Level II 11 $95,500
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. Level I 11 $57,533
Maimonides Medical Center Level II 11 $83,168
New Island Medical Practice PC Level I 11 $110,240
Oh My Mind LCSW PLLC Level II 11 $99,840
Phronetic Psychotherapy LCSW PC Level IV 11 $104,000
TMR Mental Health Care PC Level II 11 $98,238
YAI-National Institute for People with Disabilities Level I 11 $60,000
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation not stated 11 $95,713

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.