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

In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX:

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

  • Workers on average earn $69,770.
  • 10% of workers earn $36,580 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $78,750 or more.

In Texas:

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

  • Workers on average earn $62,630.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,650 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $95,910 or more.

In the United States:

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

  • Workers on average earn $59,350.
  • 10% of workers earn $38,940 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $97,590 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$38,940$47,100$59,350$76,530$97,590
Texas$37,650$45,290$62,630$79,200$95,910
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$36,580$56,490$69,770$75,010$78,750
Abilene, TX$34,600$40,590$48,580$70,180$85,980
Amarillo, TX$35,170$45,330$67,630$82,070$88,090
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,950$46,370$66,780$85,250$100,220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$36,520$44,660$59,680$79,680$97,210
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,080$49,080$49,080$75,990$102,230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$44,720$49,080$60,650$74,400$99,940
College Station-Bryan, TX$38,270$45,150$57,360$70,280$79,750
Corpus Christi, TX$40,140$47,600$50,250$65,570$79,030
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,220$45,230$62,560$79,500$98,790
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$35,450$37,650$47,030$58,600$77,110
El Paso, TX$37,860$47,150$62,510$78,390$81,460
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$40,510$49,080$56,790$69,990$82,670
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,540$47,890$67,370$81,970$95,760
Killeen-Temple, TX$34,050$38,240$58,820$73,450$101,390
Laredo, TX$35,340$42,580$60,780$77,900$87,170
Longview, TX$35,020$43,470$44,990$62,410$80,920
Lubbock, TX$32,750$35,560$46,390$69,110$86,610
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$37,820$49,150$65,370$75,290$86,920
Midland, TX$39,520$48,830$50,330$69,780$79,070
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,090$44,660$53,630$72,110$80,080
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$41,240$45,080$50,830$75,270$88,940
Odessa, TX$34,170$50,680$50,680$59,230$96,070
San Angelo, TX$36,600$44,580$63,560$69,390$83,790
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$34,550$43,310$59,180$76,230$91,010
Sherman-Denison, TX$40,180$44,080$62,700$68,090$88,180
Texarkana, TX-AR$32,550$36,090$56,030$83,680$115,060
Tyler, TX$34,200$38,070$50,160$66,660$83,880
Victoria, TX$32,150$35,860$46,820$63,770$78,660
Waco, TX$35,850$41,200$53,920$67,280$83,810
Wichita Falls, TX$31,970$43,250$62,070$77,870$95,370

In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX:

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

  • Workers on average earn $33.54 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.59 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $37.86 or more per hour.

In Texas:

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

  • Workers on average earn $30.11 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.10 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $46.11 or more per hour.

In the United States:

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

  • Workers on average earn $28.53 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.72 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $46.92 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$18.72$22.65$28.53$36.80$46.92
Texas$18.10$21.77$30.11$38.08$46.11
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$17.59$27.16$33.54$36.06$37.86
Abilene, TX$16.63$19.52$23.36$33.74$41.34
Amarillo, TX$16.91$21.80$32.52$39.46$42.35
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$18.73$22.29$32.11$40.99$48.18
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17.56$21.47$28.69$38.31$46.74
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.67$23.60$23.60$36.53$49.15
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.50$23.60$29.16$35.77$48.05
College Station-Bryan, TX$18.40$21.71$27.58$33.79$38.34
Corpus Christi, TX$19.30$22.88$24.16$31.52$38.00
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$18.38$21.75$30.08$38.22$47.49
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.04$18.10$22.61$28.17$37.07
El Paso, TX$18.20$22.67$30.06$37.69$39.16
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.47$23.60$27.30$33.65$39.75
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$18.05$23.02$32.39$39.41$46.04
Killeen-Temple, TX$16.37$18.38$28.28$35.31$48.74
Laredo, TX$16.99$20.47$29.22$37.45$41.91
Longview, TX$16.84$20.90$21.63$30.01$38.90
Lubbock, TX$15.75$17.10$22.30$33.23$41.64
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$18.18$23.63$31.43$36.20$41.79
Midland, TX$19.00$23.47$24.20$33.55$38.02
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.83$21.47$25.78$34.67$38.50
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$19.83$21.67$24.44$36.19$42.76
Odessa, TX$16.43$24.37$24.37$28.47$46.19
San Angelo, TX$17.60$21.43$30.56$33.36$40.29
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$16.61$20.82$28.45$36.65$43.76
Sherman-Denison, TX$19.32$21.19$30.14$32.74$42.39
Texarkana, TX-AR$15.65$17.35$26.94$40.23$55.32
Tyler, TX$16.44$18.31$24.12$32.05$40.33
Victoria, TX$15.46$17.24$22.51$30.66$37.82
Waco, TX$17.24$19.81$25.92$32.35$40.29
Wichita Falls, TX$15.37$20.79$29.84$37.44$45.85