Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,610
25th Percentile Wage
$31,880
50th Percentile Wage
$36,610
75th Percentile Wage
$43,690
90th Percentile Wage
$54,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,610.

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
$36,610
-4.89% 16.17%
2015
$38,400
6.69% -
2014
$35,830
2.85% -
2013
$34,810
11.84% -
2012
$30,690
- -

Table 2. Compare Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,610 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in Fort Worth-Arlington is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Wichita Falls and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wichita Falls
$44,630
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$40,040
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$39,160
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,980
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$38,490
Brownsville-Harlingen
$38,290
Longview
$37,320
Corpus Christi
$36,620
Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,610
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$36,180
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,180
Tyler
$35,930
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$35,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$35,230
Midland
$34,740
Texarkana-Texarkana
$34,550
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,180
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$33,820
Lubbock
$32,210
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,920
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,830
El Paso
$30,130
College Station-Bryan
$29,360
Abilene
$28,790
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$24,160