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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $58,520 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,966 a month.

10th percentile
$39,000
25th percentile
$47,330
Median percentile
$58,520
75th percentile
$64,420
90th percentile
$81,810

Based on 3,460 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$47,592 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,520
Federal income tax−$4,842
Social Security + Medicare−$4,477
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,609
Monthly take-home$3,966
Every two weeks$1,830

Does it go far here?

$61,361Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

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