West Virginia was 16.7% below the U.S. median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. It ranked 48 of 52 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 54.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$55,231
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 West Virginia: 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 54.
Questions, answered
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in West Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in West Virginia?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $49,430 per year for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in West Virginia. 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 West Virginia than nationally?
West Virginia's published median was 16.7% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in West Virginia?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.5 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs does BLS estimate in West Virginia?
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What the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median says in West Virginia
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median in West Virginia at $49,430 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 54.
BLS lists 2,100 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 $53,820 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
West Virginia's Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is 16.7% below 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 54
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 21-1018 and area 54. SOC 21-1018 names Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Area 54 names West Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 21-1018/54 row reports 2,100 wage and salary jobs, 3 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.95 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 21-1018/54, the annual median is $49,430 per year, while the matching mean is $53,820 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
21-1018/54 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 54 facts behind this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors page
Area 54 reports 701,610 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $45,300. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 21-1018 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in West Virginia runs from $26,070 at the 10th percentile to $98,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,530. The median is $45,300. The 75th percentile is $64,940. 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 54. They do not show related skills or a path into Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
1. Area 54, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 23,430 jobs, $80,130 annual median, 33.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
2. Area 54, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 19,050 jobs, $28,950 annual median, 27.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 54, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 18,890 jobs, $28,010 annual median, 26.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the West Virginia wage ladder for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
The 10th percentile is $36,990 per year. The 25th percentile is $42,730 per year. The median is $49,430 per year. The 75th percentile is $61,560 per year. The 90th percentile is $73,360 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 $42,730 per year to $61,560 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $36,370. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare West Virginia with its state and the U.S.
West Virginia has a annual median of $49,430 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $59,350 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for West Virginia. West Virginia is 16.7% 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 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 West Virginia sits for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
West Virginia ranks 48 of 52 among states and territories 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 48 of 52 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.
45. Pennsylvania has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $52,010 per year, 30,620 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.6.
46. Arkansas has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $51,580 per year, 2,570 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.62.
47. Tennessee has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $49,580 per year, 9,040 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.87.
Pay leaders
Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 21-1018, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Alaska has the highest published median in this set, at $80,770 per year. West Virginia sits at $49,430 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. Alaska has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $80,770 per year, or $31,340 above West Virginia. BLS lists 1,290 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.26.
2. Oregon has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $74,590 per year, or $25,160 above West Virginia. BLS lists 8,160 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.31.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in this same-source set, at 75,610 jobs. West Virginia has 2,100. 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. California has 75,610 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 73,510 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $59,250 per year, or $9,820 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.31.
2. Pennsylvania has 30,620 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 28,520 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $52,010 per year, or $2,580 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.6.
Local-share leaders
Where Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors takes the largest share of local jobs
New Hampshire has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.71. West Virginia has 0.95. 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. New Hampshire has a location quotient of 1.71, a gap of 0.76 from West Virginia. BLS lists 3,690 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $54,840 per year, or $5,410 above West Virginia.
2. Colorado has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.69 from West Virginia. BLS lists 14,920 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $62,390 per year, or $12,960 above West Virginia.
3. Pennsylvania has a location quotient of 1.6, a gap of 0.65 from West Virginia. BLS lists 30,620 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $52,010 per year, or $2,580 above West Virginia.
Job scale and share
How common Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is in West Virginia
BLS lists 2,100 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs in West Virginia. It also lists 3 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 0.95. 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.
Local job mix
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors beside other roles in West Virginia
The all-occupations median in West Virginia is $45,300 per year. The Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median is $49,430 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors is 9.1% 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 West Virginia. 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. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a West Virginia median of $49,480 per year. BLS lists 12,190 jobs and a location quotient of 1.31.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators, SOC 47-2073, has a West Virginia median of $51,300 per year. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a location quotient of 3.63.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in West Virginia
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Virginia table, at 23,430 jobs. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 2,100 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 701,610. 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. Registered Nurses has 23,430 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 21,330 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $80,130 per year, or $30,700 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.54.
2. Retail Salespersons has 19,050 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,950 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $28,950 per year, or $20,480 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around West Virginia
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded West Virginia role table, at $82,500 per year. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has $49,430 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,300 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,500 per year in West Virginia, or $33,070 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 15,300 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,130 per year in West Virginia, or $30,700 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 23,430 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.54.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in West Virginia
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Virginia role table, at 5.7. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors has 0.95. 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. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.7 in West Virginia, a gap of 4.75 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a median of $23,120 per year, or $26,310 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.63 in West Virginia, a gap of 2.68 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a median of $51,300 per year, or $1,870 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
Price-level view
What $49,430 may mean after the West Virginia price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia is 89.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $49,430 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median by 89.5 divided by 100. The result is $55,231 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 54.2. Goods are 96.5. Utilities are 92.2. Other services are 99.9. 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 West Virginia row
The employment RSE for this Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors row is 7.7%. 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 2,100 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,820 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 $49,430 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 West Virginia 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 2,100 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.95 is not a growth score. Rank 48 of 52 is not a place score. The 89.5 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 54. 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 2,100 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.
4. Area 54, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 17,360 jobs, $26,370 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
5. Area 54, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 16,490 jobs, $23,120 annual median, 23.5 jobs per 1,000, and 5.7 location quotient.
6. Area 54, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 15,300 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 21.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
49. Alabama has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $47,310 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
50. Mississippi has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $46,990 per year, 2,090 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.57.
51. Puerto Rico has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $46,790 per year, 100 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.03.
3. New Mexico has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $74,100 per year, or $24,670 above West Virginia. BLS lists 2,420 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.88.
4. Washington has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $68,910 per year, or $19,480 above West Virginia. BLS lists 14,250 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.27.
5. North Dakota has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $68,630 per year, or $19,200 above West Virginia. BLS lists 1,290 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.95.
6. Arizona has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $65,300 per year, or $15,870 above West Virginia. BLS lists 9,990 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.97.
7. Rhode Island has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $65,120 per year, or $15,690 above West Virginia. BLS lists 2,170 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.37.
8. Utah has a Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors median of $63,890 per year, or $14,460 above West Virginia. BLS lists 6,320 jobs there, compared with 2,100 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.15.
3. Florida has 29,750 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 27,650 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $56,790 per year, or $7,360 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.95.
4. New York has 26,770 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 24,670 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $59,450 per year, or $10,020 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Texas has 21,400 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 19,300 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $62,630 per year, or $13,200 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.48.
6. Illinois has 20,250 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 18,150 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $60,730 per year, or $11,300 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.05.
7. Massachusetts has 18,190 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 16,090 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $59,890 per year, or $10,460 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.58.
8. Ohio has 18,020 estimated Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs, a gap of 15,920 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $58,360 per year, or $8,930 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.03.
4. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.58, a gap of 0.63 from West Virginia. BLS lists 18,190 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $59,890 per year, or $10,460 above West Virginia.
5. Connecticut has a location quotient of 1.41, a gap of 0.46 from West Virginia. BLS lists 7,540 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $63,590 per year, or $14,160 above West Virginia.
6. Virginia has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.43 from West Virginia. BLS lists 17,940 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $59,880 per year, or $10,450 above West Virginia.
7. Rhode Island has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.42 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,170 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $65,120 per year, or $15,690 above West Virginia.
8. California has a location quotient of 1.31, a gap of 0.36 from West Virginia. BLS lists 75,610 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors jobs and a median of $59,250 per year, or $9,820 above West Virginia.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a West Virginia median of $53,660 per year. BLS lists 6,900 jobs and a location quotient of 1.07.
4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC 29-2061, has a West Virginia median of $55,360 per year. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a location quotient of 2.07.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a West Virginia median of $55,630 per year. BLS lists 5,420 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a West Virginia median of $42,890 per year. BLS lists 7,620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
7. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a West Virginia median of $42,670 per year. BLS lists 6,620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.34.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a West Virginia median of $40,370 per year. BLS lists 8,820 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 18,890 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,790 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $28,010 per year, or $21,420 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Cashiers has 17,360 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 15,260 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $26,370 per year, or $23,060 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 16,490 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 14,390 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $23,120 per year, or $26,310 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 5.7.
6. General and Operations Managers has 15,300 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 13,200 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $82,500 per year, or $33,070 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 12,520 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 10,420 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $34,510 per year, or $14,920 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 12,190 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 10,090 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its median is $49,480 per year, or $50 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $80,060 per year in West Virginia, or $30,630 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 5,380 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.47.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $55,630 per year in West Virginia, or $6,200 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 5,420 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $55,360 per year in West Virginia, or $5,930 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 6,050 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 2.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $53,660 per year in West Virginia, or $4,230 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 6,900 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $51,300 per year in West Virginia, or $1,870 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 3.63.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,480 per year in West Virginia, or $50 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 12,190 jobs, compared with 2,100 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.07 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.12 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or $5,930 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.62 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a median of $28,090 per year, or $21,340 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
5. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.54 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.59 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 23,430 jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or $30,700 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.52 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $80,060 per year, or $30,630 above Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.52 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a median of $39,740 per year, or $9,690 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.44 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.49 from Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or $12,710 below Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in West Virginia (21-1018/54) | BLS 2025
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