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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary in Arizona

What Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors earn in Arizona, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 2 counties.

Average in AZ
$65,137
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
2 of 16
published states
Workers in state
9,920
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
2 counties

Pay by labor market in Arizona

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay by wage area in Arizona
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$66,020$53,721$28,223Maricopa County, AZ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Arizona counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Maricopa County, AZ$66,020$53,721$28,223
2Pinal County, AZ$66,020$53,721$28,223

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Arizona

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Arizona is $65,137, based on 9,920 workers. Among the 16 states with published data, that ranks number 2. The BLS national median for the occupation is $59,350, so Arizona averages 9.8% above it.

Published data for Arizona currently covers the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area, with a local median wage of $66,020.

Cost of living for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Arizona

We compare 2 Arizona counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Maricopa County, AZ leaves the largest yearly margin, $28,223. Pinal County, AZ leaves the smallest, $28,223. The median wage covers all four basics in 2 of the 2 counties.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors are District of Columbia ($65,270), Colorado ($63,281), West Virginia ($61,621) and Virginia ($60,812).

Frequently asked questions: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Arizona

How much do Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors earn in Arizona?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $65,137.

Which Arizona county is best for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors?

Maricopa County, AZ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($28,223). Pinal County, AZ follows at $28,223.