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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 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 South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,940
25th Percentile Wage	$29,260
50th Percentile Wage	$34,850
75th Percentile Wage	$43,240
90th Percentile Wage	$53,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,940.

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.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$34,850	10.04%	-8.15%
2015	$31,350	-12.12%	-
2014	$35,150	1.76%	-
2013	$34,530	-9.15%	-
2012	$37,690	-	-

Table 2. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area with Other Kentucky Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,850 in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 13.1 percent (13.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lexington-Fayette.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Evansville	$44,750
Louisville-Jefferson County	$43,230
Bowling Green	$41,280
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$38,940
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,850
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$34,240
Elizabethtown	$33,820
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$30,480
Lexington-Fayette	$30,300