LCSW salary outlook

[wonderboy123]

This seems to be the perfect job for my personality, values, and skills.

What could be the average salary of a bilingual Spanish LCSW in NY (male/female)?

With years of experience how much do you think the increase can be?

What experiences should I attain to be more competent and prepared in this field?

Are there specific job agencies that are better paying?

Thank you very much for your time!!

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[AcronymAllergy]

Salary.com (not always the greatest source of information) says it's around $72k/annually for the median salary. That seems high to me based on other numbers I've heard, so I checked for psychologists as well, which is listed as $100k/annually...as that latter number is $25-30k above the national median salary for psychologists, I'd imagine the LCSW number might be closer to $45-50k starting in NYC. Then again, there's probably at least a bit of a cost of living adjustment across the board.

I'm sure folks here who are in the field and practicing will be much more informed on the subject than am I, though.

 

[wonderboy123]

Thank you for your response! appreciate it

 

[GunnarBronson]

Around here, LCSW who work for agencies that do psychotherapy start around 45k with benefits. Most have structured plans that provide annual salary increases.