Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,520
25th Percentile Wage
$36,000
50th Percentile Wage
$43,810
75th Percentile Wage
$57,880
90th Percentile Wage
$87,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,520.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$43,810
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$43,810
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Table 2. Compare Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,810 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Brownsville-Harlingen and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Brownsville-Harlingen
$61,510
Midland
$59,870
Laredo
$56,620
Odessa
$51,650
San Angelo
$50,830
Waco
$50,430
Amarillo
$49,900
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$49,550
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$49,460
Victoria
$49,410
Corpus Christi
$48,930
Texarkana-Texarkana
$48,810
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,290
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$48,280
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$48,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$47,640
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$47,270
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$46,160
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,960
El Paso
$45,360
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,020
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,790
Tyler
$44,070
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$43,810
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$43,260
College Station-Bryan
$42,640
Longview
$40,690
Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,150
Sherman-Denison
$39,470
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$38,640
Wichita Falls
$38,540
Abilene
$37,540
Lubbock
$34,870