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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary
in Manchester-Nashua, NH

Median base pay · Manchester-Nashua, NH
$51,470
≈ $24.75/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,300 jobs
Middle 50%
$44,780–$62,490
vs U.S. median
-13%
Metro rank
#286 of 370

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro earn a median of $51,470 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,300 jobs (May 2025). That is 13% below the U.S. median of $59,350 and 6% below the NH statewide median of $54,840. It ranks #286 of 370 metros with published figures for this job.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BEHAVIORAL DISORDER, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS · MANCHESTER-NASHUA, NH · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · MANCHESTER-NASHUA, NH · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$37,820P25$44,780MEDIAN$51,470P75$62,490P90$76,550
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$38,940P25$47,100MEDIAN$59,350P75$76,530P90$97,590
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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in other NH metros

MetroMedian
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$57,210
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$54,660
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area$54,250
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    Questions

    What is the average Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Manchester?

    The BLS median is $51,470 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,300 jobs pay between $44,780 and $62,490. The 10th percentile is $37,820 and the 90th is $76,550.

    Is Manchester a high-paying metro for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors?

    That is 13% below the U.S. median of $59,350 and 6% below the NH statewide median of $54,840. It ranks #286 of 370 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

    How much do Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors make an hour in Manchester?

    About $24.75 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $51,470 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $21.53–$30.04 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

    Does this include experience levels?

    BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

    Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.