BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lawrence, KS was 90.2, or 9.8% below the national price level. Its housing index was 71.6.
National-price-dollar proxy
$71,330
WageScope divides the published Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Lawrence, KS: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 21-1018 and BLS area 29940.
Questions, answered
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Lawrence, KS: common questions
What is the median wage for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Lawrence, KS?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $64,370 per year for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Lawrence, KS. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay higher in Lawrence, KS than nationally?
Lawrence, KS's published median was 8.5% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Lawrence, KS?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 90.2 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs does BLS estimate in Lawrence, KS?
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Lawrence, KS was 8.5% above the U.S. median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. It ranked 71 of 387 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median says in Lawrence, KS
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median in Lawrence, KS at $64,370 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 29940.
BLS lists 170 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 $64,800 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Lawrence, KS's Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is 8.5% above the U.S. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $59,350 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 21-1018 with area 29940
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1018 and area 29940. SOC 21-1018 names Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Area 29940 names Lawrence, KS. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-1018/29940 row reports 170 wage and salary jobs, 3.2 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.01 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 21-1018/29940, the annual median is $64,370 per year, while the matching mean is $64,800 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
21-1018/29940 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 29940 facts behind this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors page
Area 29940 reports 51,750 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $60,950. Its annual median is $47,390. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1018 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Lawrence, KS runs from $28,140 at the 10th percentile to $107,050 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $34,790. The median is $47,390. The 75th percentile is $70,820. 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 29940. They do not show related skills or a path into Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
1. Area 29940, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 2,880 jobs, $28,320 annual median, 55.69 jobs per 1,000, and 2.25 location quotient.
2. Area 29940, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,430 jobs, $31,320 annual median, 27.68 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
3. Area 29940, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 1,310 jobs, $29,270 annual median, 25.25 jobs per 1,000, and 1.27 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Lawrence, KS wage ladder for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
The 10th percentile is $39,760 per year. The 25th percentile is $51,400 per year. The median is $64,370 per year. The 75th percentile is $73,690 per year. The 90th percentile is $78,910 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 $51,400 per year to $73,690 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $39,150. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Lawrence, KS with its state and the U.S.
Lawrence, KS has a annual median of $64,370 per year. Kansas has $59,470 per year. The U.S. row has $59,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Lawrence, KS is 8.2% above Kansas on the same published median. Lawrence, KS is 8.5% above 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 bench marks, 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.
Like-for-like rank
Where Lawrence, KS sits for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
Lawrence, KS ranks 71 of 387 among metro 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 71 of 387 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.
68. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,910 per year, 1,330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.3.
69. Janesville-Beloit, WI has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,560 per year, 230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.02.
70. Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,450 per year, 500 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.25.
Pay leaders
Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 21-1018, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Fairbanks-College, AK has the highest published median in this set, at $83,680 per year. Lawrence, KS sits at $64,370 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 care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Fairbanks-College, AK has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $83,680 per year, or $19,310 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 0.91.
2. Anchorage, AK has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $81,120 per year, or $16,750 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 810 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 1.44.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in this same-source set, at 26,960 jobs. Lawrence, KS has 170. 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. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 26,960 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 26,790 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $51,910 per year, or $12,460 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.36.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 26,200 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 26,030 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $61,020 per year, or $3,350 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 0.87.
Local-share leaders
Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors takes the largest share of local jobs
Bloomington, IN has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.13. Lawrence, KS has 1.01. 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. Bloomington, IN has a location quotient of 4.13, a gap of 3.12 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 960 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $52,710 per year, or $11,660 below Lawrence, KS.
2. Pueblo, CO has a location quotient of 3.6, a gap of 2.59 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 700 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $58,380 per year, or $5,990 below Lawrence, KS.
3. Bay City, MI has a location quotient of 3.24, a gap of 2.23 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 350 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $37,620 per year, or $26,750 below Lawrence, KS.
Job scale and share
How common Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is in Lawrence, KS
BLS lists 170 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs in Lawrence, KS. It also lists 3.2 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 1.01. 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 the same 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.
Local job mix
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors beside other roles in Lawrence, KS
The all-occupations median in Lawrence, KS is $47,390 per year. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $64,370 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is 35.8% 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 Lawrence, KS. 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. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Lawrence, KS median of $66,470 per year. BLS lists 360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.76.
2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Lawrence, KS median of $62,080 per year. BLS lists 370 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Lawrence, KS
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Lawrence, KS table, at 2,880 jobs. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 170 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 51,750. 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 2,880 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 2,710 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $28,320 per year, or $36,050 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 2.25.
2. Retail Salespersons has 1,430 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1,260 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $31,320 per year, or $33,050 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.1.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Lawrence, KS
Education Administrators, Postsecondary has the highest published median in the bounded Lawrence, KS role table, at $140,710 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has $64,370 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,390 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. Education Administrators, Postsecondary has a median of $140,710 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $76,340 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 420 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 6.94.
2. Software Developers has a median of $104,990 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $40,620 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 410 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.74.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Lawrence, KS
Printing Press Operators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Lawrence, KS role table, at 10.34. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 1.01. 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. Printing Press Operators has a location quotient of 10.34 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 9.33 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 500 jobs and a median of $41,890 per year, or $22,480 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
2. Education Administrators, Postsecondary has a location quotient of 6.94 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 5.93 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 420 jobs and a median of $140,710 per year, or $76,340 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
Price-level view
What $64,370 may mean after the Lawrence, KS price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Lawrence, KS is 90.2. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.8% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $64,370 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median by 90.2 divided by 100. The result is $71,330 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 71.6. Goods are 94.0. Utilities are 89.3. Other services are 93.8. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Lawrence, KS row
The employment RSE for this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors row is 5.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.1%. 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 170 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $64,800 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.
Job and résumé path
Use Lawrence, KS 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 Lawrence, KS 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 $64,370 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.
Limits
What the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors row for Lawrence, KS 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 170 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.01 is not a growth score. Rank 71 of 387 is not a place score. The 90.2 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 29940. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 170 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
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We did not fill this page with jobs from other places. Search all Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, then check each listing's location before you tailor your resume.
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4. Area 29940, SOC 43-6014, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive: 1,230 jobs, $42,630 annual median, 23.71 jobs per 1,000, and 2.16 location quotient.
5. Area 29940, SOC 35-3031, Waiters and Waitresses: 1,190 jobs, $37,230 annual median, 23.01 jobs per 1,000, and 1.58 location quotient.
6. Area 29940, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 1,090 jobs, $37,800 annual median, 21 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
72. Madison, WI has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,250 per year, 1,500 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.16.
73. Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,100 per year, 1,130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.6.
74. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $64,100 per year, 1,650 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 2.04.
3. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $80,770 per year, or $16,400 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 350 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 0.91.
4. Albany, OR has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $78,910 per year, or $14,540 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 0.75.
5. Salem, OR has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $78,870 per year, or $14,500 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 0.94.
6. Bellingham, WA has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $77,620 per year, or $13,250 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 440 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 1.51.
7. Lincoln, NE has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $76,480 per year, or $12,110 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 560 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 0.97.
8. Las Cruces, NM has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $76,350 per year, or $11,980 above Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 310 jobs there, compared with 170 in Lawrence, KS. The location quotient is 1.22.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 15,580 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 15,410 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $61,600 per year, or $2,770 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.09.
4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 14,920 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 14,750 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $58,140 per year, or $6,230 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.63.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 11,150 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 10,980 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $62,130 per year, or $2,240 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.3.
6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 10,240 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 10,070 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $57,290 per year, or $7,080 below Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.15.
7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has 9,520 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 9,350 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $68,400 per year, or $4,030 above Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 1.27.
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 9,030 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 8,860 jobs from Lawrence, KS. Its median is $65,270 per year, or $900 above Lawrence, KS. Its location quotient is 0.91.
4. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA has a location quotient of 3.11, a gap of 2.10 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 730 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $52,060 per year, or $12,310 below Lawrence, KS.
5. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a location quotient of 2.85, a gap of 1.84 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 590 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $58,810 per year, or $5,560 below Lawrence, KS.
6. Mankato, MN has a location quotient of 2.8, a gap of 1.79 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 500 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $63,460 per year, or $910 below Lawrence, KS.
7. Springfield, MA has a location quotient of 2.8, a gap of 1.79 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 1,790 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $58,750 per year, or $5,620 below Lawrence, KS.
8. Altoona, PA has a location quotient of 2.76, a gap of 1.75 from Lawrence, KS. BLS lists 510 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $46,260 per year, or $18,110 below Lawrence, KS.
3. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Lawrence, KS median of $59,050 per year. BLS lists 420 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other, SOC 13-1199, has a Lawrence, KS median of $72,100 per year. BLS lists 410 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
5. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Lawrence, KS median of $78,020 per year. BLS lists 700 jobs and a location quotient of 0.62.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Lawrence, KS median of $50,310 per year. BLS lists 450 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
7. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Lawrence, KS median of $79,050 per year. BLS lists 400 jobs and a location quotient of 0.82.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Lawrence, KS median of $48,290 per year. BLS lists 630 jobs and a location quotient of 1.38.
3. Cashiers has 1,310 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1,140 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $29,270 per year, or $35,100 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.27.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 1,230 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1,060 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $42,630 per year, or $21,740 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 2.16.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,190 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1,020 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $37,230 per year, or $27,140 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.58.
6. Customer Service Representatives has 1,090 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 920 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $37,800 per year, or $26,570 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.26.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 950 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 780 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $36,340 per year, or $28,030 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.01.
8. General and Operations Managers has 850 jobs in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 680 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $85,110 per year, or $20,740 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.73.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $85,110 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $20,740 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 850 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.73.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,050 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $14,680 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 400 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.82.
5. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,020 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $13,650 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 700 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.62.
6. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $72,100 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $7,730 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 410 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.12.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,470 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $2,100 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 360 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.76.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $62,080 per year in Lawrence, KS, or $2,290 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 370 jobs, compared with 170 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.04.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has a location quotient of 2.25 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1.24 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 2,880 jobs and a median of $28,320 per year, or $36,050 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 2.16 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 1.15 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 1,230 jobs and a median of $42,630 per year, or $21,740 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.86 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 0.85 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 470 jobs and a median of $29,980 per year, or $34,390 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
6. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.58 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 0.57 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 1,190 jobs and a median of $37,230 per year, or $27,140 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
7. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.47 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 0.46 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 690 jobs and a median of $35,140 per year, or $29,230 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers has a location quotient of 1.43 in Lawrence, KS, a gap of 0.42 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 580 jobs and a median of $38,440 per year, or $25,930 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Lawrence, KS (21-1018/29940) | BLS 2025
