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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Pittsburgh, PA earns $54,290 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,678 a month.

10th percentile
$36,420
25th percentile
$44,990
Median percentile
$54,290
75th percentile
$64,570
90th percentile
$78,140

Based on 6,110 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

$44,135 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,290
Federal income tax−$4,335
Social Security + Medicare−$4,153
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,667
Monthly take-home$3,678
Every two weeks$1,698

Does it go far here?

$57,346Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania