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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $48,490 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,247 a month.

10th percentile
$37,760
25th percentile
$38,690
Median percentile
$48,490
75th percentile
$58,960
90th percentile
$64,510

Based on 160 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

$38,960 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,490
Federal income tax−$3,639
Social Security + Medicare−$3,709
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,182
Monthly take-home$3,247
Every two weeks$1,498

Does it go far here?

$55,693Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($818 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Parkersburg, WV

JobMedian pay
Accountants and Auditors$100,420
General and Operations Managers$81,660
Registered Nurses$79,000
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,330
Waiters and Waitresses$35,290

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