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In Texas:

Wage data for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

  • Workers on average earn $52,190.
  • 10% of workers earn $35,370 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $79,440 or more.

In the United States:

Wage data for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

  • Workers on average earn $53,710.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,700 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $89,920 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$36,700$44,600$53,710$70,130$89,920
Texas$35,370$40,070$52,190$66,940$79,440
Abilene, TX$19,840$29,920$40,570$61,250$71,680
Amarillo, TX$37,590$45,560$56,980$72,660$73,530
Austin-Round Rock, TX$34,880$39,890$54,620$66,740$80,410
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,700$42,840$46,590$64,040$76,350
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32,180$37,480$46,060$57,870$70,660
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,540$47,680$48,080$60,780$78,440
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,490$41,300$59,270$65,260$71,790
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$31,080$40,080$44,940$61,240$70,180
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,720$44,910$56,080$69,780$75,930
Corpus Christi, TX$37,920$44,890$45,000$57,390$69,770
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$36,310$43,080$56,780$70,480$82,740
El Paso, TX$28,190$32,240$48,030$62,540$65,920
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,880$40,290$49,970$60,030$71,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$36,570$45,390$57,440$69,020$81,060
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,920$33,130$43,530$59,410$74,060
Laredo, TX$36,620$46,200$61,800$72,030$78,070
Longview, TX$31,780$31,780$40,970$51,750$63,590
Lubbock, TX$27,200$36,790$36,790$49,130$66,120
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,460$37,540$53,100$65,550$73,220
Midland, TX$42,960$49,300$61,050$77,130$84,020
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,720$40,070$49,480$61,730$74,160
San Angelo, TX$35,620$45,520$55,240$62,890$71,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,460$38,900$52,920$65,830$77,100
Sherman-Denison, TX$36,920$44,740$49,400$72,070$76,060
Texarkana, TX-AR$25,680$30,160$49,090$61,150$83,010
Tyler, TX$36,340$42,790$55,160$66,270$77,740
Waco, TX$36,900$45,600$58,470$64,680$76,710
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,470$39,470$46,110$64,370$71,430
Wichita Falls, TX$32,090$36,460$43,580$52,780$67,990

In Texas:

Wage data for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

  • Workers on average earn $25.09 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.00 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $38.19 or more per hour.

In the United States:

Wage data for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

  • Workers on average earn $25.82 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.65 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $43.23 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$17.65$21.44$25.82$33.71$43.23
Texas$17.00$19.27$25.09$32.18$38.19
Abilene, TX$9.54$14.39$19.50$29.45$34.46
Amarillo, TX$18.07$21.90$27.40$34.94$35.35
Austin-Round Rock, TX$16.77$19.18$26.26$32.09$38.66
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17.65$20.60$22.40$30.79$36.71
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.47$18.02$22.15$27.82$33.97
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.49$22.92$23.12$29.22$37.71
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$18.02$19.85$28.50$31.37$34.52
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.94$19.27$21.60$29.44$33.74
College Station-Bryan, TX$17.65$21.59$26.96$33.55$36.50
Corpus Christi, TX$18.23$21.58$21.64$27.59$33.54
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$17.46$20.71$27.30$33.89$39.78
El Paso, TX$13.55$15.50$23.09$30.07$31.69
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.25$19.37$24.02$28.86$34.35
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$17.58$21.82$27.62$33.18$38.97
Killeen-Temple, TX$14.86$15.93$20.93$28.56$35.60
Laredo, TX$17.61$22.21$29.71$34.63$37.53
Longview, TX$15.28$15.28$19.70$24.88$30.57
Lubbock, TX$13.08$17.69$17.69$23.62$31.79
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$14.17$18.05$25.53$31.51$35.20
Midland, TX$20.66$23.70$29.35$37.08$40.39
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.69$19.26$23.79$29.68$35.66
San Angelo, TX$17.12$21.89$26.56$30.24$34.39
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$16.57$18.70$25.44$31.65$37.07
Sherman-Denison, TX$17.75$21.51$23.75$34.65$36.57
Texarkana, TX-AR$12.34$14.50$23.60$29.40$39.91
Tyler, TX$17.47$20.57$26.52$31.86$37.38
Waco, TX$17.74$21.93$28.11$31.10$36.88
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.01$18.98$22.17$30.95$34.34
Wichita Falls, TX$15.43$17.53$20.95$25.37$32.69