Highest-paying Cities for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

The top 100 highest paying cities for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $83,350, East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas is the highest paying city for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors. It is followed by Portsmouth, New Hampshire (average annual salary $83,200). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$83,350	$31,980	50
2	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$83,200	$42,720	30
3	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$73,950	$52,210	30
4	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$66,580	$38,880	70
5	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$65,310	$33,610	190
6	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$64,700	$32,310	50
7	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$64,660	$30,770	50
8	Madison, Wisconsin	$63,880	$40,520	340
9	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$62,030	$50,590	n/a
10	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$60,980	$42,230	60
11	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$58,950	$37,080	60
12	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$57,410	$30,220	580
13	Kingston, New York	$57,300	$36,560	40
14	Napa, California	$57,100	$33,390	50
15	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$56,200	$37,760	160
16	Modesto, California	$55,750	$33,270	190
17	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$55,670	$40,930	40
18	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,080	$32,970	100
19	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$54,810	$37,080	130
20	East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$54,610	$49,800	30
21	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$54,530	$32,720	800
22	Bismarck, North Dakota	$54,300	$43,500	120
23	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$53,970	$35,950	110
24	Framingham, Massachusetts	$53,960	$34,870	230
25	New Haven, Connecticut	$53,790	$31,040	470
26	Waterbury, Connecticut	$53,740	$26,930	240
27	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$53,470	$41,140	30
28	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	$53,440	$41,340	30
29	Wilmington, North Carolina	$53,430	$41,000	40
30	Fargo, North Dakota	$53,250	$39,470	80
31	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$53,220	$39,510	60
32	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$53,180	$33,410	1,160
33	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$53,020	$26,540	250
34	Bangor, Maine	$52,950	$31,280	70
35	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$52,660	$26,390	40
36	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$52,650	$19,270	40
37	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$52,640	$34,160	120
38	Flint, Michigan	$52,240	$27,120	n/a
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$52,180	$33,420	1,260
40	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,010	$35,540	40
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$51,950	$31,150	7,300
42	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$51,940	$29,850	800
43	State College, Pennsylvania	$51,340	$33,830	50
44	Iowa City, Iowa	$51,310	$32,400	140
45	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$51,130	$35,730	80
46	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$50,810	$36,840	740
47	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$50,450	$31,700	310
48	Fresno, California	$50,440	$27,880	170
49	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$50,400	$33,010	120
50	Merced, California	$50,320	$28,030	n/a
51	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$50,240	$34,140	30
52	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$50,180	$30,650	4,830
53	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,100	$41,050	150
54	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$49,970	$23,550	540
55	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$49,830	$30,240	120
56	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$49,740	$28,870	320
57	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,580	$40,320	50
58	Port St Lucie, Florida	$49,570	$28,630	150
59	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$49,250	$41,540	50
60	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$49,080	$36,290	160
61	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$49,060	$31,380	1,100
62	Glens Falls, New York	$48,900	$40,940	30
63	Worcester, Massachusetts	$48,760	$28,190	1,080
64	Chico, California	$48,380	$39,530	110
65	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,330	$41,290	90
66	Provo-Orem, Utah	$48,280	$32,980	120
67	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$48,270	$30,860	110
68	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$48,010	$31,630	740
69	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$47,900	$32,120	350
70	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	$47,790	$24,240	30
71	St Cloud, Minnesota	$47,730	$36,310	80
72	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,490	$35,330	70
73	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$47,330	$33,040	80
74	Columbus, Ohio	$47,150	$25,370	440
75	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$47,010	$32,030	50
76	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$46,950	$35,940	50
77	Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$46,680	$39,630	n/a
78	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$46,660	$25,700	120
79	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,580	$36,820	40
80	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$46,470	$36,770	50
81	Salem, Oregon	$46,350	$33,430	120
82	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$46,330	$32,440	50
83	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,250	$34,570	1,510
84	Camden, New Jersey	$46,240	$32,280	390
85	Reading, Pennsylvania	$46,240	$26,410	270
86	Memphis, Tennessee	$46,220	$29,140	290
87	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$46,150	$31,460	110
88	Rochester, Minnesota	$46,110	$38,110	170
89	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$46,070	$35,280	80
90	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$46,020	$30,140	280
91	Monroe, Louisiana	$45,960	$32,180	n/a
92	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$45,950	$32,630	40
93	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$45,920	$27,670	1,300
94	Billings, Montana	$45,900	$36,040	190
95	Springfield, Massachusetts	$45,860	$30,840	560
96	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$45,850	$31,790	60
97	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$45,830	$23,820	110
98	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$45,730	$29,060	960
99	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$45,680	$32,040	430
100	Syracuse, New York	$45,610	$33,090	180

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors.