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

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

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Mississippi, substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors sat at a median of $46,990 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$46,990

$23 per hour at the median · That is $12,360 (20.8 percent) below the national median of $59,350 for this occupation.

$52,130Mean annual salary
$25Mean hourly wage
$2,090People employed in this job in Mississippi

Salary range

25th: $38,760Median: $46,99075th: $58,560
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$38,760
Median (50th percentile)$46,990
75th percentile$58,560
Mean$52,130

The middle half of workers earned from $38,760 to $58,560 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

$38,789 a year
$3,232 a month
Federal tax $3,459 · FICA $3,595 · State tax $1,148

Caveat: the Mississippi DOR page also contains a stale 4.4 percent line beside the explicit 2026 row at 4 percent, so re-check against the final 2026 Form 80-105 instructions.

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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