Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary in Denver, CO

Estimates come from the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Denver, CO is $62,810, 6% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Denver sits within the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay runs from $47,110 to $100,320 a year, with about 8.5K people employed.

Median annual

$62,810

Median hourly

$30

Average annual

$71,840

Employed in metro

8.5K

Pay distribution

10th$47,110

25th$52,500

Median$62,810

75th$82,340

90th$100,320

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $30.20
Daily: $242
Weekly: $1,208
Bi-weekly: $2,416
Monthly: $5,234
Annual: $62,810

$62,810 a year is around the 50th percentile for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselorss in Denver, CO. The median is $62,810.

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.60	$47,110
25th percentile	$25.20	$52,500
Median	$30.20	$62,810
75th percentile	$39.60	$82,340
90th percentile	$48.20	$100,320
Average (mean)	$34.50	$71,840
Employment	8,480 people

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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in other metro areas

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Salem, OR$78,870
Bellingham, WA$77,620
Lincoln, NE$76,480
Las Cruces, NM$76,350