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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned

The salary statistics and trend of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - state government owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,870
25th Percentile Wage
$41,690
50th Percentile Wage
$53,330
75th Percentile Wage
$64,620
90th Percentile Wage
$80,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - state government owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors is $80,010. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $53,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors is $34,870.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$53,330
3.53% -9.43%
2015
$51,450
1.40% -
2014
$50,730
-15.83% -
2013
$58,760
0.68% -
2012
$58,360
- -

Table 3. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector