Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,540
25th Percentile Wage
$18,890
50th Percentile Wage
$28,130
75th Percentile Wage
$36,680
90th Percentile Wage
$51,050

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$28,130
-11.09% -9.88%
2013
$31,250
1.09% -
2012
$30,910
- -

Table 2. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,130, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is the lowest paying city for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in state of California, following city of Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $65,310). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine is about 56.9 percent (56.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$65,310
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,030
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$57,410
Napa
$57,100
Modesto
$55,750
Fresno
$50,440
Merced
$50,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$49,060
Chico
$48,380
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$45,680
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,230
El Centro
$43,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$42,860
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,030
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$41,700
Vallejo-Fairfield
$41,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$41,450
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$41,180
Bakersfield-Delano
$40,340
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$38,830
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$38,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$37,800
Yuba City
$35,280
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$33,850
Redding
$33,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$31,930
Salinas
$31,640
Stockton
$31,170
Visalia-Porterville
$30,130
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,730
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$29,540
Hanford-Corcoran
$29,270
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$28,130