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

What Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors earn in Georgia, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 18 counties.

Average in GA
$57,930
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
15 of 18
published states
Workers in state
9,740
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
18 counties

Pay by labor market in Georgia

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay by wage area in Georgia
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071Fulton County, GA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Georgia counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Fulton County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
2Gwinnett County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
3Cobb County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
4DeKalb County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
5Clayton County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
6Cherokee County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
7Forsyth County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
8Henry County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
9Paulding County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
10Coweta County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
11Douglas County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
12Carroll County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
13Fayette County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
14Newton County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
15Bartow County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
16Walton County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
17Rockdale County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071
18Barrow County, GA$60,880$48,509$22,071

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Georgia is $57,930, based on 9,740 workers. Among the 18 states with published data, that ranks number 15. The BLS national median for the occupation is $59,350, so Georgia averages 2.4% below it.

Published data for Georgia currently covers the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, with a local median wage of $60,880.

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

We compare 18 Georgia counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Fulton County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin, $22,071. Barrow County, GA leaves the smallest, $22,071. The median wage covers all four basics in 18 of the 18 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 Washington ($71,709), District of Columbia ($65,270), Arizona ($65,137) and Colorado ($63,281).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $57,930.

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

Fulton County, GA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($22,071). Gwinnett County, GA follows at $22,071.