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Highest Paying Industries for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

The top 80 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $69,160, junior colleges - state government owned is the highest paying industry for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors. It is followed by junior colleges (including private, state, and local government schools) industry (average annual salary $59,050). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 80 Highest Paying Industries for Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Junior colleges - State government owned	$69,160	$47,700	40
2	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$59,050	$42,250	70
3	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$55,840	$33,830	2,140
4	Educational Services - Local government owned	$55,810	$33,840	2,200
5	Educational Support Services - Local government owned	$55,240	$34,050	50
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$55,050	$38,840	110
7	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$53,810	$35,360	230
8	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$52,940	$29,960	2,690
9	Educational Services	$52,780	$30,510	3,610
10	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$52,570	$31,930	550
11	Educational Services - State government owned	$52,500	$31,130	370
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$52,160	$33,240	580
13	Hospitals - Local government owned	$51,930	$31,370	640
14	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$50,730	$30,400	330
15	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$50,160	$22,350	50
16	Other Schools and Instruction	$50,160	$22,350	50
17	Insurance Carriers	$49,290	$36,930	40
18	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$49,290	$36,930	40
19	Finance and Insurance	$49,290	$36,930	40
20	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$49,000	$36,750	40
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$48,950	$30,910	4,780
22	Temporary Help Services	$48,150	$33,840	n/a
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$48,090	$30,490	4,090
24	Educational Support Services	$47,760	$31,400	240
25	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$47,600	$30,550	9,290
26	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$46,730	$29,310	13,150
27	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$46,020	$30,900	190
28	Scientific Research and Development Services	$45,950	$25,570	220
29	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$45,870	$27,850	9,920
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,870	$25,770	220
31	Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$45,860	$25,090	190
32	Offices of Physicians	$45,510	$31,900	1,170
33	Hospitals - Privately owned	$45,500	$28,500	8,240
34	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,480	$29,040	90
35	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$45,480	$29,040	90
36	Hospitals - State government owned	$44,840	$23,390	1,050
37	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$44,760	$30,030	30
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$44,700	$29,220	6,450
39	Educational Services - Privately owned	$44,680	$26,430	1,030
40	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$44,590	$29,080	1,740
41	State government, including schools and hospitals	$44,300	$27,230	3,860
42	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$44,290	$29,250	8,890
43	Federal, State, and Local Government	$44,290	$29,250	8,890
44	Employment Services	$44,130	$33,210	180
45	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$43,860	$27,010	70
46	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$43,600	$31,400	260
47	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$43,430	$27,070	3,910
48	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$43,400	$25,870	4,900
49	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$43,180	$23,060	930
50	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,830	$29,360	2,440
51	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$42,060	$30,160	2,730
52	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$41,050	$26,930	960
53	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$39,340	$25,990	24,630
54	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$38,790	$26,950	600
55	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$38,730	$25,550	540
56	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,630	$25,720	20,330
57	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$38,570	$25,740	19,280
58	Individual and Family Services	$38,350	$24,730	12,390
59	Health Care and Social Assistance	$38,350	$24,880	70,270
60	Social Assistance	$38,110	$24,460	13,740
61	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$37,660	$23,280	660
62	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$37,550	$31,220	730
63	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$37,540	$23,320	670
64	Administrative and Support Services	$37,520	$25,820	850
65	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,490	$25,770	850
66	Social Advocacy Organizations	$37,410	$22,860	540
67	Religious Organizations	$37,320	$25,520	80
68	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$36,200	$21,120	620
69	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$36,080	$28,140	n/a
70	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$36,070	$24,240	680
71	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$35,630	$23,120	1,250
72	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$35,560	$26,760	230
73	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$35,510	$26,760	230
74	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,390	$23,790	19,410
75	Facilities Support Services	$35,380	$25,570	600
76	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,370	$23,830	18,150
77	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$34,970	$22,990	21,980
78	Home Health Care Services	$34,600	$16,640	300
79	Child Day Care Services	$34,420	$17,620	60
80	Other Residential Care Facilities	$30,600	$18,650	2,450