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

What Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors earn in Massachusetts, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 5 counties.

Average in MA
$60,554
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
7 of 17
published states
Workers in state
21,010
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
5 counties

Pay by labor market in Massachusetts

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay by wage area in Massachusetts
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,130$49,163$11,634Middlesex County, MA

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Massachusetts counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Plymouth County, MA$62,130$49,163$13,998
2Essex County, MA$62,130$49,163$13,278
3Middlesex County, MA$62,130$49,163$11,634
4Norfolk County, MA$62,130$49,163$10,050
5Suffolk County, MA$62,130$49,163$10,002

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Massachusetts is $60,554, based on 21,010 workers. Among the 17 states with published data, that ranks number 7. The BLS national median for the occupation is $59,350, so Massachusetts averages 2.0% above it.

Published data for Massachusetts currently covers the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, with a local median wage of $62,130.

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

We compare 5 Massachusetts counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin, $13,998. Suffolk County, MA leaves the smallest, $10,002. The median wage covers all four basics in 5 of the 5 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 Massachusetts

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $60,554.

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

Plymouth County, MA leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($13,998). Essex County, MA follows at $13,278.