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

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

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 Virginia, where the median was $59,880 a year. I keep the source on every page because a salary number without a source is just a story.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$59,880

$29 per hour at the median · That is $530 (0.9 percent) above the national median of $59,350 for this occupation.

$65,430Mean annual salary
$31Mean hourly wage
$17,940People employed in this job in Virginia

Salary range

25th: $47,390Median: $59,88075th: $77,870
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$47,390
Median (50th percentile)$59,880
75th percentile$77,870
Mean$65,430

The middle half of workers earned from $47,390 to $77,870 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

$47,665 a year
$3,972 a month
Federal tax $5,006 · FICA $4,581 · State tax $2,629
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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