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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,620
25th Percentile Wage	$27,020
50th Percentile Wage	$36,210
75th Percentile Wage	$54,110
90th Percentile Wage	$60,650

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,620.

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. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	4-Year Growth
2016	$36,210	18.67%	14.50%
2015	$29,450	-5.13%	-
2012	$30,960	-	-

Table 2. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,210 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Smith is 24.4 percent (24.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Tulsa and 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Tulsa	$47,900
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,300
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$42,260
Oklahoma City	$38,260
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,320
Fort Smith	$36,210
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$35,770