Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary
The median pay for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in the United States is $59,350 a year. About 491,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $38,940
- 25th percentile
- $47,100
- Median percentile
- $59,350
- 75th percentile
- $76,530
- 90th percentile
- $97,590
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $80,770
- Oregon $74,590
- New Mexico $74,100
- Washington $68,910
- North Dakota $68,630
- Arizona $65,300
- Rhode Island $65,120
- Utah $63,890
- Nebraska $63,770
- Connecticut $63,590
- Idaho $63,360
- Wyoming $62,980
- New Jersey $62,820
- Texas $62,630
- Colorado $62,390
- Wisconsin $62,220
- Vermont $61,810
- Michigan $61,690
- Iowa $60,880
- Illinois $60,730
- District of Columbia $60,450
- Hawaii $60,090
- Maine $59,970
- Massachusetts $59,890
- Virginia $59,880
- Maryland $59,530
- Kansas $59,470
- New York $59,450
- Oklahoma $59,350
- California $59,250
- Montana $59,000
- Georgia $58,960
- Minnesota $58,780
- Ohio $58,360
- Nevada $57,210
- Missouri $56,910
- Florida $56,790
- Delaware $56,020
- North Carolina $55,490
- New Hampshire $54,840
- Kentucky $54,190
- Indiana $53,760
- South Dakota $53,650
- South Carolina $52,370
- Pennsylvania $52,010
- Arkansas $51,580
- Tennessee $49,580
- West Virginia $49,430
- Mississippi $46,990
- Louisiana $37,910
By metro area
- Fairbanks, AK $83,680
- Anchorage, AK $81,120
- San Luis Obispo, CA $80,770
- Albany, OR $78,910
- Salem, OR $78,870
- Bellingham, WA $77,620
- Lincoln, NE $76,480
- Las Cruces, NM $76,350
- Corvallis, OR $75,700
- Bend, OR $75,470
- Portland, OR $75,420
- Wenatchee, WA $75,180
- Boulder, CO $75,020
- Santa Fe, NM $74,100
- Albuquerque, NM $73,990
- Salinas, CA $73,940
- El Centro, CA $73,620
- Seattle, WA $73,580
- Grants Pass, OR $73,550
- Kennewick, WA $73,540
- Midland, MI $73,450
- Niles, MI $73,200
- Farmington, NM $73,070
- Hanford, CA $72,960
- Stockton, CA $72,770
- Idaho Falls, ID $72,630
- Logan, UT $72,580
- San Jose, CA $72,550
- St. George, UT $72,510
- Fort Collins, CO $71,120
- Mount Vernon, WA $70,970
- Bismarck, ND $70,810
- Brownsville, TX $69,770
- Ames, IA $69,750
- Ogden, UT $69,590
- Lewiston, ID $69,200
- Muskegon, MI $69,090
- Medford, OR $68,990
- San Francisco, CA $68,400
- Battle Creek, MI $68,370
- Champaign, IL $68,300
- Walla Walla, WA $68,160
- Bridgeport, CT $68,140
- Olympia, WA $67,650
- Amarillo, TX $67,630
- Lansing, MI $67,510
- Oshkosh, WI $67,450
- Houston, TX $67,370
- Vallejo, CA $66,940
- Iowa City, IA $66,810
- Austin, TX $66,780
- Kalamazoo, MI $66,750
- Burlington, VT $66,540
- Waterbury, CT $66,060
- Phoenix, AZ $66,020
- Carson City, NV $66,000
- Trenton, NJ $65,940
- Ann Arbor, MI $65,440
- McAllen, TX $65,370
- Enid, OK $65,360
- Yuma, AZ $65,300
- Washington, DC $65,270
- Eugene, OR $65,220
- Longview, WA $65,140
- Ithaca, NY $65,010
- Bozeman, MT $64,990
- Sierra Vista, AZ $64,950
- Oxnard, CA $64,910
- Janesville, WI $64,560
- Norwich, CT $64,450
- Lawrence, KS $64,370
- Madison, WI $64,250
- Grand Rapids, MI $64,100
- Spokane, WA $64,100
- Santa Rosa, CA $63,980
- Lexington Park, MD $63,820
- Sheboygan, WI $63,820
- Flagstaff, AZ $63,560
- San Angelo, TX $63,560
- Vineland, NJ $63,560
- Mankato, MN $63,460
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $63,360
- Waterloo, IA $63,230
- New Haven, CT $63,110
- Salt Lake City, UT $63,100
- Helena, MT $63,060
- Santa Maria, CA $63,010
- Denver, CO $62,810
- Chico, CA $62,780
- Kahului, HI $62,760
- Modesto, CA $62,700
- Sherman, TX $62,700
- Napa, CA $62,580
- Dallas, TX $62,560
- El Paso, TX $62,510
- Visalia, CA $62,500
- La Crosse, WI $62,460
- Cheyenne, WY $62,410
- Portland, ME $62,300
- Casper, WY $62,250
- Fond du Lac, WI $62,190
- Boston, MA $62,130
- Wichita Falls, TX $62,070
- Yuba City, CA $62,030
- Traverse City, MI $61,990
- Milwaukee, WI $61,960
- Barnstable Town, MA $61,880
- Twin Falls, ID $61,870
- Pocatello, ID $61,860
- Harrisonburg, VA $61,830
- Eau Claire, WI $61,810
- Boise City, ID $61,730
- Chicago, IL $61,600
- Hartford, CT $61,400
- Des Moines, IA $61,320
- Jacksonville, FL $61,260
- Tucson, AZ $61,250
- Wausau, WI $61,240
- North Port, FL $61,200
- Topeka, KS $61,100