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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary in New Hampshire

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

Average in NH
$60,444
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
7 of 16
published states
Workers in state
13,880
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
2 counties

Pay by labor market in New Hampshire

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay by wage area in New Hampshire
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,130$52,050$22,828Rockingham County, NH

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in New Hampshire counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Strafford County, NH$62,130$52,050$24,700
2Rockingham County, NH$62,130$52,050$22,828

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in New Hampshire

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in New Hampshire is $60,444, based on 13,880 workers. Among the 16 states with published data, that ranks number 7. The BLS national median for the occupation is $59,350, so New Hampshire averages 1.8% above it.

Published data for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire

We compare 2 New Hampshire counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Strafford County, NH leaves the largest yearly margin, $24,700. Rockingham County, NH leaves the smallest, $22,828. 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), Arizona ($65,137), Colorado ($63,281) and West Virginia ($61,621).

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

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

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $60,444.

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

Strafford County, NH leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($24,700). Rockingham County, NH follows at $22,828.