The annual salary statistics of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,000 | 0.92% | 7.21% |
| 2021 | $47,560 | 16.61% | - |
| 2020 | $39,660 | 4.54% | - |
| 2019 | $37,860 | -15.08% | - |
| 2018 | $43,570 | -2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $44,540 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $44,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,000, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $48,570). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |