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

Estimates come from the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in New Orleans, LA is $42,140, 29% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and New Orleans sits within the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the New Orleans-Metairie, LA area, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay runs from $31,850 to $71,360 a year, with about 1.6K people employed.

Median annual

$42,140

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$47,150

Employed in metro

1.6K

Pay distribution

10th$31,850
25th$37,070
Median$42,140
75th$56,840
90th$71,360

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Hourly
$20.26
Daily
$162
Weekly
$810
Bi-weekly
$1,621
Monthly
$3,512
Annual
$42,140

$42,140 a year is around the 50th percentile for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselorss in New Orleans, LA. The median is $42,140.

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

  • Fairbanks-College, AK$83,680
  • Anchorage, AK$81,120
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,770
  • Albany, OR$78,910
  • Salem, OR$78,870
  • Bellingham, WA$77,620
  • Lincoln, NE$76,480
  • Las Cruces, NM$76,350