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Highest-paying Cities for Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

The top 100 highest paying cities for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health 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, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $74,640, Napa, California is the highest paying city for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors. It is followed by Boulder, Colorado (average annual salary $73,080). 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, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Napa, California	$74,640	$40,490	170
2	Boulder, Colorado	$73,080	$39,110	950
3	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$71,320	$55,010	n/a
4	Carson City, Nevada	$70,490	$51,080	40
5	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$69,610	$44,570	260
6	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$68,370	$44,590	70
7	Danville, Illinois	$67,880	$32,710	50
8	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$67,040	$39,920	320
9	Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$66,620	$49,970	50
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$66,040	$46,620	1,520

11	Ithaca, New York	$63,990	$43,680	150
12	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$63,880	$40,270	200
13	Anchorage, Alaska	$63,860	$39,190	780
14	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$63,210	$38,070	490
15	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$63,060	$37,900	120
16	Salt Lake City, Utah	$62,770	$31,770	1,430
17	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$62,760	$38,460	420
18	Casper, Wyoming	$62,760	$49,340	110
19	Yuba City, California	$62,540	$36,320	180
20	Salem, Oregon	$62,460	$38,900	670
21	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$62,420	$31,200	120
22	Bangor, Maine	$62,390	$44,450	110
23	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$62,360	$42,150	100
24	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$62,250	$38,850	300
25	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$62,100	$31,980	770
26	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$61,850	$38,560	2,330
27	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$61,520	$30,710	160
28	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$61,510	$32,790	330
29	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$61,350	$37,750	380
30	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$61,220	$38,570	530
31	Bismarck, North Dakota	$61,050	$50,310	240
32	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$61,020	$31,830	400
33	Fairbanks, Alaska	$60,960	$36,540	160
34	El Centro, California	$60,920	$38,230	160
35	Lewiston, Washington	$60,900	$36,350	90
36	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$60,770	$37,790	100
37	Racine, Wisconsin	$60,600	$28,140	150
38	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$60,570	$39,080	120
39	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$60,460	$30,090	500
40	Merced, California	$60,450	$35,010	210
41	Battle Creek, Michigan	$60,400	$47,970	130
42	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$60,330	$34,850	290
43	Salinas, California	$60,290	$39,060	340
44	Lawton, Oklahoma	$60,280	$28,460	70
45	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$60,230	$38,620	6,010
46	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,990	$36,840	90
47	Provo-Orem, Utah	$59,950	$27,040	650
48	Midland, Texas	$59,870	$40,720	90
49	Corvallis, Oregon	$59,790	$37,440	70
50	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$59,780	$41,040	910
51	Bay City, Michigan	$59,730	$34,540	120
52	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$59,710	$47,090	690
53	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$59,660	$37,030	840
54	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$59,640	$37,900	80
55	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$59,550	$37,090	280
56	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,530	$43,670	5,180
57	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$59,470	$30,090	250
58	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$59,440	$37,000	250
59	Iowa City, Iowa	$59,370	$30,160	240
60	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,300	$23,890	90
61	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$59,290	$31,260	190
62	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$59,260	$36,360	23,050
63	Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$59,200	$34,580	270
64	Albany, Oregon	$59,040	$35,740	140
65	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$58,990	$37,320	210
66	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$58,980	$35,810	510
67	Logan, Utah	$58,630	$28,980	80
68	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$58,560	$31,200	140
69	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$58,440	$37,950	770
70	Stockton, California	$58,350	$38,480	670
71	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$58,330	$34,580	220
72	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$58,300	$41,830	70
73	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$58,120	$37,500	3,280
74	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$58,030	$29,030	370
75	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$57,990	$39,520	160
76	New Haven, Connecticut	$57,950	$36,510	1,110
77	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$57,900	$38,990	320
78	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$57,880	$28,830	180
79	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$57,830	$31,910	160
80	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$57,790	$38,800	4,240
81	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$57,660	$39,570	7,120
82	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$57,650	$36,470	80
83	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$57,570	$35,170	1,210
84	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$57,570	$39,880	550
85	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$57,560	$36,550	90
86	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$57,440	$44,680	1,270
87	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$57,430	$31,020	210
88	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$57,420	$37,270	170
89	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$57,300	$22,370	110
90	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$57,150	$36,050	1,030
91	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$57,130	$41,490	360
92	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$57,030	$35,340	3,710
93	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$56,970	$40,640	130
94	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$56,950	$27,460	110
95	Cumberland, West Virginia	$56,640	$38,050	130
96	Laredo, Texas	$56,620	$37,080	60
97	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$56,540	$36,340	80
98	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$56,460	$27,460	330
99	Ocean City, New Jersey	$56,430	$37,290	70
100	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$56,410	$36,410	190