Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary

Median Salary
$59,350
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.53
per hour
Employment
491,930
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$38,940
25th percentile
$47,100
Median
$59,350
75th percentile
$76,530
90th percentile
$97,590

💰 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$80,770+36.1%
Oregon$74,590+25.7%
New Mexico$74,100+24.9%
Washington$68,910+16.1%
North Dakota$68,630+15.6%
Arizona$65,300+10.0%
Rhode Island$65,120+9.7%
Utah$63,890+7.6%
Nebraska$63,770+7.4%
Connecticut$63,590+7.1%
Idaho$63,360+6.8%
Wyoming$62,980+6.1%
New Jersey$62,820+5.8%
Texas$62,630+5.5%
Colorado$62,390+5.1%
Wisconsin$62,220+4.8%
Vermont$61,810+4.1%
Michigan$61,690+3.9%
Iowa$60,880+2.6%
Illinois$60,730+2.3%
District of Columbia$60,450+1.9%
Hawaii$60,090+1.2%
Maine$59,970+1.0%
Massachusetts$59,890+0.9%
Virginia$59,880+0.9%
Maryland$59,530+0.3%
Kansas$59,470+0.2%
New York$59,450+0.2%
Oklahoma$59,350+0.0%
California$59,250-0.2%
Montana$59,000-0.6%
Georgia$58,960-0.7%
Minnesota$58,780-1.0%
Ohio$58,360-1.7%
Nevada$57,210-3.6%
Missouri$56,910-4.1%
Florida$56,790-4.3%
Delaware$56,020-5.6%
North Carolina$55,490-6.5%
New Hampshire$54,840-7.6%
Kentucky$54,190-8.7%
Indiana$53,760-9.4%
South Dakota$53,650-9.6%
South Carolina$52,370-11.8%
Pennsylvania$52,010-12.4%
Arkansas$51,580-13.1%
Tennessee$49,580-16.5%
West Virginia$49,430-16.7%
Alabama$47,310-20.3%
Mississippi$46,990-20.8%
Louisiana$37,910-36.1%

🏙️ Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Fairbanks-College, AK$83,680+41.0%
Anchorage, AK$81,120+36.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,770+36.1%
Albany, OR$78,910+33.0%
Salem, OR$78,870+32.9%
Bellingham, WA$77,620+30.8%
Lincoln, NE$76,480+28.9%
Las Cruces, NM$76,350+28.6%
Corvallis, OR$75,700+27.5%
Bend, OR$75,470+27.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,420+27.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$75,180+26.7%
Boulder, CO$75,020+26.4%
Santa Fe, NM$74,100+24.9%
Albuquerque, NM$73,990+24.7%
Salinas, CA$73,940+24.6%
El Centro, CA$73,620+24.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$73,580+24.0%
Grants Pass, OR$73,550+23.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$73,540+23.9%
Midland, MI$73,450+23.8%
Niles, MI$73,200+23.3%
Farmington, NM$73,070+23.1%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$72,960+22.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$72,770+22.6%
Idaho Falls, ID$72,630+22.4%
Logan, UT-ID$72,580+22.3%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$72,550+22.2%
St. George, UT$72,510+22.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$71,120+19.8%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$70,970+19.6%
Bismarck, ND$70,810+19.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$69,770+17.6%
Ames, IA$69,750+17.5%
Ogden, UT$69,590+17.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$69,200+16.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$69,090+16.4%
Medford, OR$68,990+16.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$68,400+15.2%
Battle Creek, MI$68,370+15.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$68,300+15.1%
Walla Walla, WA$68,160+14.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$68,140+14.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$67,650+14.0%
Amarillo, TX$67,630+14.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$67,510+13.7%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,450+13.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$67,370+13.5%
Vallejo, CA$66,940+12.8%
Iowa City, IA$66,810+12.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$66,780+12.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,750+12.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$66,540+12.1%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$66,060+11.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$66,020+11.2%
Carson City, NV$66,000+11.2%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$65,940+11.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$65,440+10.3%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$65,370+10.1%
Enid, OK$65,360+10.1%
Yuma, AZ$65,300+10.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$65,270+10.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$65,220+9.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$65,140+9.8%
Ithaca, NY$65,010+9.5%
Bozeman, MT$64,990+9.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$64,950+9.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$64,910+9.4%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$64,560+8.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,450+8.6%
Lawrence, KS$64,370+8.5%
Madison, WI$64,250+8.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$64,100+8.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$64,100+8.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$63,980+7.8%
Lexington Park, MD$63,820+7.5%
Sheboygan, WI$63,820+7.5%
Flagstaff, AZ$63,560+7.1%
San Angelo, TX$63,560+7.1%
Vineland, NJ$63,560+7.1%
Mankato, MN$63,460+6.9%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$63,360+6.8%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$63,230+6.5%
New Haven, CT$63,110+6.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$63,100+6.3%
Helena, MT$63,060+6.3%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$63,010+6.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,810+5.8%
Chico, CA$62,780+5.8%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$62,760+5.7%
Modesto, CA$62,700+5.6%
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,700+5.6%
Napa, CA$62,580+5.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$62,560+5.4%
El Paso, TX$62,510+5.3%
Visalia, CA$62,500+5.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$62,460+5.2%
Cheyenne, WY$62,410+5.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$62,300+5.0%
Casper, WY$62,250+4.9%
Fond du Lac, WI$62,190+4.8%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,130+4.7%
Wichita Falls, TX$62,070+4.6%
Yuba City, CA$62,030+4.5%
Traverse City, MI$61,990+4.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$61,960+4.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$61,880+4.3%
Twin Falls, ID$61,870+4.2%
Pocatello, ID$61,860+4.2%
Harrisonburg, VA$61,830+4.2%
Eau Claire, WI$61,810+4.1%
Boise City, ID$61,730+4.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,600+3.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$61,400+3.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,320+3.3%
Jacksonville, FL$61,260+3.2%
Tucson, AZ$61,250+3.2%
Wausau, WI$61,240+3.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,200+3.1%
Topeka, KS$61,100+2.9%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$61,050+2.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,020+2.8%
Dover, DE$60,990+2.8%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$60,970+2.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$60,890+2.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,880+2.6%
Punta Gorda, FL$60,880+2.6%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,830+2.5%
Laredo, TX$60,780+2.4%
Merced, CA$60,780+2.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$60,770+2.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,690+2.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$60,650+2.2%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$60,580+2.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,430+1.8%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$60,430+1.8%
Appleton, WI$60,380+1.7%
Grand Island, NE$60,320+1.6%
Kenosha, WI$60,300+1.6%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,240+1.5%
Lynchburg, VA$60,220+1.5%
Monroe, MI$60,170+1.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,130+1.3%
Minot, ND$60,130+1.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$60,070+1.2%
Kingston, NY$60,040+1.2%
Akron, OH$60,030+1.1%
Rochester, MN$60,010+1.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,990+1.1%
Bangor, ME$59,970+1.0%
Green Bay, WI$59,930+1.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$59,800+0.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$59,800+0.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$59,790+0.7%
Fresno, CA$59,790+0.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$59,740+0.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$59,680+0.6%
Oklahoma City, OK$59,660+0.5%
Cleveland, OH$59,630+0.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$59,620+0.5%
Rochester, NY$59,620+0.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$59,600+0.4%
Greeley, CO$59,580+0.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$59,560+0.4%
Lebanon, PA$59,510+0.3%
Missoula, MT$59,480+0.2%
Springfield, IL$59,450+0.2%
Kankakee, IL$59,440+0.2%
Columbus, OH$59,370+0.0%
Glens Falls, NY$59,350+0.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,280-0.1%
Wichita, KS$59,280-0.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$59,250-0.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$59,230-0.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$59,180-0.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$59,120-0.4%
Kokomo, IN$59,040-0.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$58,980-0.6%
Columbia, SC$58,920-0.7%
Tulsa, OK$58,880-0.8%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$58,870-0.8%
Killeen-Temple, TX$58,820-0.9%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$58,810-0.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,790-0.9%
Springfield, MA$58,750-1.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$58,720-1.1%
Reno, NV$58,720-1.1%
Yakima, WA$58,590-1.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$58,570-1.3%
Sandusky, OH$58,570-1.3%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,520-1.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$58,500-1.4%
Pueblo, CO$58,380-1.6%
Billings, MT$58,350-1.7%
Grand Junction, CO$58,300-1.8%
Flint, MI$58,250-1.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$58,240-1.9%
Tallahassee, FL$58,240-1.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$58,190-2.0%
Toledo, OH$58,190-2.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$58,140-2.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$58,070-2.2%
Worcester, MA$57,950-2.4%
Syracuse, NY$57,940-2.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$57,880-2.5%
Richmond, VA$57,860-2.5%
Great Falls, MT$57,850-2.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$57,750-2.7%
Binghamton, NY$57,720-2.7%
Bowling Green, KY$57,720-2.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$57,660-2.8%
Dubuque, IA$57,530-3.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$57,360-3.4%
Peoria, IL$57,350-3.4%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$57,340-3.4%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$57,290-3.5%
Lima, OH$57,230-3.6%
Charlottesville, VA$57,220-3.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$57,210-3.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$57,080-3.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$57,030-3.9%
Columbia, MO$57,010-3.9%
Jonesboro, AR$56,930-4.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$56,870-4.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$56,780-4.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$56,710-4.4%
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,640-4.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$56,580-4.7%
St. Cloud, MN$56,390-5.0%
Redding, CA$56,340-5.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$56,260-5.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$56,130-5.4%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$56,090-5.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$56,030-5.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$55,990-5.7%
Saginaw, MI$55,960-5.7%
Springfield, OH$55,940-5.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$55,910-5.8%
Bloomington, IL$55,890-5.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$55,750-6.1%
Reading, PA$55,690-6.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$55,570-6.4%
Hinesville, GA$55,540-6.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$55,520-6.5%
Greenville, NC$55,490-6.5%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$55,480-6.5%
Florence, SC$55,340-6.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$55,320-6.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$55,270-6.9%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$55,270-6.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,220-7.0%
Pittsfield, MA$55,100-7.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$55,060-7.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$55,060-7.2%
Terre Haute, IN$55,050-7.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$54,820-7.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$54,760-7.7%
Gainesville, GA$54,670-7.9%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$54,630-8.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$54,450-8.3%
Pittsburgh, PA$54,290-8.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$54,060-8.9%
Birmingham, AL$53,990-9.0%
Waco, TX$53,920-9.1%
Jackson, MI$53,820-9.3%
Ocala, FL$53,820-9.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$53,760-9.4%
Rockford, IL$53,670-9.6%
Mansfield, OH$53,650-9.6%
State College, PA$53,540-9.8%
Salisbury, MD$53,480-9.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$53,420-10.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$53,260-10.3%
Asheville, NC$53,090-10.5%
Joplin, MO-KS$52,800-11.0%
Bloomington, IN$52,710-11.2%
Jacksonville, NC$52,620-11.3%
Wheeling, WV-OH$52,270-11.9%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$52,100-12.2%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$52,060-12.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$52,060-12.3%
Roanoke, VA$52,040-12.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000-12.4%
Rome, GA$51,990-12.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$51,910-12.5%
Owensboro, KY$51,770-12.8%
Decatur, IL$51,740-12.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$51,740-12.8%
Morgantown, WV$51,680-12.9%
Beckley, WV$51,660-13.0%
Savannah, GA$51,620-13.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$51,470-13.3%
York-Hanover, PA$51,470-13.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$51,410-13.4%
Gettysburg, PA$51,330-13.5%
Gainesville, FL$51,280-13.6%
Warner Robins, GA$51,280-13.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$51,170-13.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,070-14.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$51,060-14.0%
Morristown, TN$50,990-14.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$50,970-14.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$50,890-14.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$50,810-14.4%
Odessa, TX$50,680-14.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$50,580-14.8%
Winchester, VA-WV$50,580-14.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$50,500-14.9%
Burlington, NC$50,440-15.0%
Valdosta, GA$50,360-15.1%
Midland, TX$50,330-15.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,260-15.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$50,250-15.3%
Tyler, TX$50,160-15.5%
Dalton, GA$50,050-15.7%
Goldsboro, NC$49,990-15.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$49,910-15.9%
Erie, PA$49,820-16.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$49,630-16.4%
Chambersburg, PA$49,570-16.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,560-16.5%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$49,500-16.6%
Decatur, AL$49,360-16.8%
Columbus, IN$49,240-17.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$49,220-17.1%
Elmira, NY$49,210-17.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,180-17.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$49,120-17.2%
Lancaster, PA$49,060-17.3%
Sumter, SC$49,030-17.4%
Wilmington, NC$48,970-17.5%
Charleston, WV$48,960-17.5%
Knoxville, TN$48,910-17.6%
Muncie, IN$48,800-17.8%
Abilene, TX$48,580-18.1%
Dothan, AL$48,580-18.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$48,570-18.2%
Johnstown, PA$48,560-18.2%
Huntsville, AL$48,530-18.2%
Evansville, IN$48,490-18.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$48,490-18.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$48,310-18.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,220-18.8%
Hot Springs, AR$48,220-18.8%
Springfield, MO$48,120-18.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$48,100-19.0%
Fayetteville, NC$47,980-19.2%
Albany, GA$47,820-19.4%
Rapid City, SD$47,620-19.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$47,620-19.8%
Jefferson City, MO$47,480-20.0%
Jackson, MS$47,380-20.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$47,230-20.4%
Johnson City, TN$46,980-20.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$46,900-21.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$46,840-21.1%
Victoria, TX$46,820-21.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$46,810-21.1%
Puerto Rico$46,790-21.2%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$46,690-21.3%
Montgomery, AL$46,580-21.5%
Sebring, FL$46,550-21.6%
Jackson, TN$46,520-21.6%
Homosassa Springs, FL$46,480-21.7%
Lubbock, TX$46,390-21.8%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$46,380-21.9%
Williamsport, PA$46,380-21.9%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$46,310-22.0%
Altoona, PA$46,260-22.1%
Mobile, AL$45,740-22.9%
Lawton, OK$45,660-23.1%
Monroe, LA$45,310-23.7%
Longview, TX$44,990-24.2%
Cleveland, TN$44,820-24.5%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$44,250-25.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$43,970-25.9%
Spartanburg, SC$43,810-26.2%
Manhattan, KS$42,200-28.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$42,140-29.0%
Gadsden, AL$41,690-29.8%
Lake Charles, LA$38,610-34.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$38,300-35.5%
Lafayette, LA$37,660-36.5%
Bay City, MI$37,620-36.6%
Alexandria, LA$37,150-37.4%
Hammond, LA$36,750-38.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,520-38.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$34,470-41.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.