SALARY · SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BEHAVIORAL DISORDER, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS · LOUISIANA

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Louisiana

This is not a guess and it is not a job ad. It is the published BLS figure for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Louisiana, where the median was $37,910 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$37,910

$18 per hour at the median · That is $21,440 (36.1 percent) below the national median of $59,350 for this occupation.

$45,030Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$6,420People employed in this job in Louisiana

Salary range

25th: $33,970Median: $37,91075th: $55,370
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$33,970
Median (50th percentile)$37,910
75th percentile$55,370
Mean$45,030

The middle half of workers earned from $33,970 to $55,370 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$31,890 a year
$2,657 a month
Federal tax $2,369 · FICA $2,900 · State tax $751
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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