Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

Help


          Close

          Wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in CALIFORNIA

          You’re seeing wages for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors because we don’t have information for Mental Health Counselors.

          View National Data

          View Table : View Chart : View Map

          Location Pay
          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $18.72 $22.65 $28.53 $36.80 $46.92
          Yearly $38,940 $47,100 $59,350 $76,530 $97,590
          California Hourly $21.46 $22.91 $28.48 $38.74 $53.40
          Yearly $44,640 $47,640 $59,250 $80,570 $111,080
          San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.06 $26.22 $38.83 $49.57 $49.57
          Yearly $45,880 $54,540 $80,770 $103,110 $103,110
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.07 $23.33 $27.72 $37.48 $49.79
          Yearly $45,910 $48,530 $57,660 $77,960 $103,560
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.10 $22.56 $30.14 $44.92 $57.93
          Yearly $45,960 $46,920 $62,700 $93,430 $120,480
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.67 $22.24 $27.83 $37.66 $49.73
          Yearly $40,900 $46,260 $57,880 $78,330 $103,450
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.04 $27.17 $34.88 $45.27 $59.42
          Yearly $47,930 $56,510 $72,550 $94,170 $123,600
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.43 $23.35 $29.88 $43.50 $51.85
          Yearly $40,420 $48,560 $62,160 $90,470 $107,840
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.29 $22.50 $24.96 $36.75 $49.83
          Yearly $44,270 $46,800 $51,910 $76,440 $103,650
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.86 $26.94 $34.99 $47.39 $61.41
          Yearly $45,470 $56,040 $72,770 $98,560 $127,730
          Chico, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.93 $22.23 $30.18 $34.94 $38.23
          Yearly $43,530 $46,230 $62,780 $72,670 $79,520
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.67 $23.22 $30.29 $42.74 $52.58
          Yearly $45,070 $48,290 $63,010 $88,900 $109,370
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.57 $24.10 $30.76 $47.30 $61.64
          Yearly $46,940 $50,120 $63,980 $98,380 $128,210
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.12 $22.86 $29.35 $45.30 $61.19
          Yearly $43,930 $47,540 $61,050 $94,220 $127,270
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $19.67 $22.79 $29.03 $36.61 $45.45
          Yearly $40,900 $47,410 $60,380 $76,140 $94,530
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.11 $22.22 $27.09 $36.65 $46.24
          Yearly $41,830 $46,220 $56,340 $76,240 $96,180
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.10 $26.54 $32.89 $51.60 $63.71
          Yearly $48,050 $55,190 $68,400 $107,320 $132,510
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.17 $22.07 $30.05 $44.23 $55.72
          Yearly $41,950 $45,900 $62,500 $91,990 $115,910
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.84 $23.75 $35.55 $43.68 $51.84
          Yearly $45,430 $49,400 $73,940 $90,860 $107,820
          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.00 $21.33 $29.22 $37.80 $47.73
          Yearly $43,680 $44,370 $60,780 $78,620 $99,270
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.69 $22.87 $28.27 $37.44 $49.14
          Yearly $45,120 $47,570 $58,790 $77,880 $102,200
          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.26 $23.42 $30.09 $39.69 $49.59
          Yearly $46,290 $48,710 $62,580 $82,560 $103,150
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $19.41 $22.34 $28.75 $39.97 $47.31
          Yearly $40,370 $46,470 $59,790 $83,140 $98,400
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.30 $23.37 $32.18 $50.72 $63.62
          Yearly $42,220 $48,610 $66,940 $105,500 $132,340
          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.77 $24.16 $29.82 $37.16 $48.72
          Yearly $43,200 $50,250 $62,030 $77,290 $101,340
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $20.48 $22.66 $29.72 $38.47 $45.73
          Yearly $42,590 $47,140 $61,820 $80,010 $95,130
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.03 $22.95 $31.21 $41.44 $50.20
          Yearly $43,750 $47,740 $64,910 $86,190 $104,420
          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.41 $26.92 $35.08 $39.12 $48.06
          Yearly $44,540 $55,990 $72,960 $81,370 $99,970
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $21.15 $25.00 $35.39 $45.71 $46.91
          Yearly $43,990 $52,000 $73,620 $95,090 $97,580
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $20.62 $23.87 $28.67 $35.82 $45.75
          Yearly $42,890 $49,640 $59,620 $74,500 $95,160