How much do substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors make in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area?

What the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median says in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area at $49,080 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 21-1018 and BLS area 4800005.

BLS lists 30 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $63,400 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area's Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is 17.3% below the U.S. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $59,350 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 21-1018 with area 4800005

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1018 and area 4800005. SOC 21-1018 names Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Area 4800005 names Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 21-1018/4800005 row has 30 wage and salary jobs. There are 0.69 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.22. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 21-1018/4800005, the annual median is $49,080 per year, while the matching mean is $63,400 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 21-1018/4800005 10th percentile: $45,080 per year.
• 21-1018/4800005 25th percentile: $49,080 per year.
• 21-1018/4800005 median: $49,080 per year.
• 21-1018/4800005 75th percentile: $75,990 per year.
• 21-1018/4800005 90th percentile: $102,230 per year.
• 21-1018/4800005 employment RSE: 37.8%. Mean-wage RSE: 8.7%.
• 21-1018/4800005 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 4800005 facts behind this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors page

Area 4800005 reports 46,910 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $53,690. Its annual median is $44,640. The employment RSE is 0.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1018 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area runs from $23,150 at the 10th percentile to $96,070 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $29,990. The median is $44,640. The 75th percentile is $62,900. This is a place check, not a pay range for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 4800005. They do not show related skills or a path into Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 4800005. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 1,840. Yearly median: $24,130. Jobs per 1,000: 39.16. Location quotient: 1.58.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 4800005. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 1,750. Yearly median: $22,790. Jobs per 1,000: 37.31. Location quotient: 1.35.
• 3. General and Operations Managers. Area: 4800005. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 1,330. Yearly median: $84,440. Jobs per 1,000: 28.39. Location quotient: 1.26.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 4800005. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 1,210. Yearly median: $28,600. Jobs per 1,000: 25.89. Location quotient: 1.3.
• 5. Detectives and Criminal Investigators. Area: 4800005. SOC: 33-3021. Jobs: 1,160. Yearly median: $94,520. Jobs per 1,000: 24.79. Location quotient: 33.69.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 4800005. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 1,120. Yearly median: $50,390. Jobs per 1,000: 23.88. Location quotient: 1.8.

Read the Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors

The 10th percentile is $45,080 per year. The 25th percentile is $49,080 per year. The median is $49,080 per year. The 75th percentile is $75,990 per year. The 90th percentile is $102,230 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $49,080 per year to $75,990 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $57,150. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $49,080 per year. Texas has $62,630 per year. The U.S. row has $59,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 21.6% below Texas on the same published median. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is 17.3% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors

Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ranks 108 of 134 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 108 of 134 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 105. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $50,080 per year. BLS estimates 210 jobs. The location quotient is 0.77.
• 106. Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $49,230 per year. BLS estimates 180 jobs. The location quotient is 0.72.
• 107. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $49,120 per year. BLS estimates 460 jobs. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 109. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $48,820 per year. BLS estimates 550 jobs. The location quotient is 0.83.
• 110. East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $48,510 per year. BLS estimates 180 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.
• 111. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $48,440 per year. BLS estimates 230 jobs. The location quotient is 1.07.

Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 21-1018, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $78,420 per year. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area sits at $49,080 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Alaska nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $78,420 per year, or $29,340 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 380 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 2. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $76,600 per year, or $27,520 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.8.
• 3. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $75,940 per year, or $26,860 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.59.
• 4. Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $75,900 per year, or $26,820 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 540 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.49.
• 5. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $75,040 per year, or $25,960 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 390 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.17.
• 6. Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $74,990 per year, or $25,910 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.43.
• 7. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $74,420 per year, or $25,340 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.61.
• 8. High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $73,220 per year, or $24,140 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 360 jobs there, compared with 30 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.03.

Where BLS counts the most Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs

Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in this same-source set, at 1,030 jobs. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 30. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 1,030 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 1,000 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $52,060 per year, or $2,980 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.
• 2. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 1,000 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $50,370 per year, or $1,290 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.11.
• 3. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 840 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 810 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,430 per year, or $650 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.06.
• 4. Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 830 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 800 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $45,270 per year, or $3,810 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.39.
• 5. South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 780 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 750 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $48,370 per year, or $710 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.44.
• 6. Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 730 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 700 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $50,190 per year, or $1,110 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.5.
• 7. Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has 730 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 700 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $53,130 per year, or $4,050 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.65.
• 8. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has 720 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 690 jobs from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $46,580 per year, or $2,500 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 2.46.

Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors takes the largest share of local jobs

East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.46. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 0.22. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.46, a gap of 2.24 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 720 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $46,580 per year, or $2,500 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.2, a gap of 1.98 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 290 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $62,030 per year, or $12,950 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.11, a gap of 1.89 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,000 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $50,370 per year, or $1,290 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 1.84 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 660 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $54,660 per year, or $5,580 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.06, a gap of 1.84 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 840 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $48,430 per year, or $650 below Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 1.78 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,030 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $52,060 per year, or $2,980 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2, a gap of 1.78 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $54,250 per year, or $5,170 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.91, a gap of 1.69 from Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 450 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $63,710 per year, or $14,630 above Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

How common Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 30 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 0.69 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.22. A value of 1 means Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors beside other roles in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is $44,640 per year. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $49,080 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is 9.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, SOC 49-3023, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $49,790 per year. BLS lists 360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.67.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $49,970 per year. BLS lists 950 jobs and a location quotient of 8.3.
• 3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $50,390 per year. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.8.
• 4. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $45,230 per year. BLS lists 450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
• 5. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, SOC 47-5071, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $43,850 per year. BLS lists 430 jobs and a location quotient of 31.67.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $43,220 per year. BLS lists 460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
• 7. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $55,430 per year. BLS lists 450 jobs and a location quotient of 2.22.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area median of $42,650 per year. BLS lists 720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.56.

The largest detailed roles in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area table, at 1,840 jobs. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 30 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 46,910. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,840 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,810 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $24,130 per year, or $24,950 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.58.
• 2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 1,750 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,720 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $22,790 per year, or $26,290 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has 1,330 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,300 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $84,440 per year, or $35,360 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 4. Cashiers has 1,210 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,180 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $28,600 per year, or $20,480 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.3.
• 5. Detectives and Criminal Investigators has 1,160 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,130 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $94,520 per year, or $45,440 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 33.69.
• 6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 1,120 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,090 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $50,390 per year, or $1,310 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.8.
• 7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,100 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,070 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $34,720 per year, or $14,360 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.64.
• 8. Retail Salespersons has 1,070 jobs in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,040 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $29,180 per year, or $19,900 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.91.

Published role medians around Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Managers, All Other has the highest published median in the bounded Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at $122,930 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has $49,080 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $44,640 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Managers, All Other has a median of $122,930 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $73,850 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 360 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.94.
• 2. Detectives and Criminal Investigators has a median of $94,520 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $45,440 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 1,160 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 33.69.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $84,440 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $35,360 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 1,330 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 4. Registered Nurses has a median of $81,850 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $32,770 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 700 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.68.
• 5. Compliance Officers has a median of $75,360 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $26,280 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 430 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 3.42.
• 6. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School has a median of $61,460 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $12,380 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 430 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 5.51.
• 7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $60,610 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $11,530 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 600 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $56,570 per year in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, or $7,490 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 470 jobs, compared with 30 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.09.

Roles with the largest local share in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Detectives and Criminal Investigators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area role table, at 33.69. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 0.22. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Detectives and Criminal Investigators has a location quotient of 33.69 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 33.47 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 1,160 jobs and a median of $94,520 per year, or $45,440 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 2. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas has a location quotient of 31.67 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 31.45 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 430 jobs and a median of $43,850 per year, or $5,230 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 3. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 8.3 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 8.08 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 950 jobs and a median of $49,970 per year, or $890 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 4. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School has a location quotient of 5.51 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.29 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 430 jobs and a median of $61,460 per year, or $12,380 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 5. Compliance Officers has a location quotient of 3.42 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.20 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 430 jobs and a median of $75,360 per year, or $26,280 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 6. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers has a location quotient of 2.22 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.00 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 450 jobs and a median of $55,430 per year, or $6,350 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 7. Managers, All Other has a location quotient of 1.94 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.72 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 360 jobs and a median of $122,930 per year, or $73,850 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
• 8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.88 in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.66 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 600 jobs and a median of $60,610 per year, or $11,530 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

What $49,080 may mean after the Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $49,080 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors row is 37.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 8.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 30 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $63,400 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. It uses a Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $49,080 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors row for Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 30 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.22 is not a growth score. Rank 108 of 134 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 21-1018 in BLS area 4800005. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.