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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,130
25th Percentile Wage
$26,850
50th Percentile Wage
$35,550
75th Percentile Wage
$46,740
90th Percentile Wage
$58,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,130.

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 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$35,550
8.38% -8.52%
2015
$32,570
-3.99% -
2014
$33,870
-7.38% -
2013
$36,370
-6.08% -
2012
$38,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,550 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,230
Rockford
$37,580
Peoria
$36,320
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$36,160
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$35,550
Champaign-Urbana
$35,380
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,360
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$34,820
Bloomington-Normal
$33,350
Springfield
$25,650
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$22,450