Industries with Fastest Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary Growth

These industries raised Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

44
Industries with Growth
+144.4%
Highest Growth
+30.8%
Average Growth
4
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 44 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $33,030 $80,710 +$47,680 +144.4%
2 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $45,220 $82,290 +$37,070 +82.0%
3 Personal and Laundry Services $30,120 $53,110 +$22,990 +76.3%
4 Facilities Support Services $41,220 $60,200 +$18,980 +46.0%
5 Grantmaking and Giving Services $45,550 $63,890 +$18,340 +40.3%
6 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $40,160 $56,300 +$16,140 +40.2%
7 Civic and Social Organizations $44,900 $62,300 +$17,400 +38.8%
8 Offices of Physicians $50,120 $69,220 +$19,100 +38.1%
9 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $49,340 $66,000 +$16,660 +33.8%
10 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $61,360 $81,630 +$20,270 +33.0%
11 Insurance Carriers $62,030 $81,630 +$19,600 +31.6%
12 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $55,240 $72,450 +$17,210 +31.2%
13 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $45,020 $58,830 +$13,810 +30.7%
14 Outpatient Care Centers $45,080 $58,780 +$13,700 +30.4%
15 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $48,640 $63,330 +$14,690 +30.2%
16 Hospitals $49,100 $63,780 +$14,680 +29.9%
17 Ambulatory Health Care Services $46,290 $59,890 +$13,600 +29.4%
18 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $62,680 $80,250 +$17,570 +28.0%
19 Elementary and Secondary Schools $50,730 $64,860 +$14,130 +27.9%
20 Junior Colleges $59,560 $75,840 +$16,280 +27.3%
21 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $39,280 $49,950 +$10,670 +27.2%
22 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $48,020 $60,890 +$12,870 +26.8%
23 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $39,330 $49,760 +$10,430 +26.5%
24 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $44,620 $56,230 +$11,610 +26.0%
25 Other Residential Care Facilities $38,480 $48,490 +$10,010 +26.0%
26 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $43,720 $54,910 +$11,190 +25.6%
27 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $47,820 $59,570 +$11,750 +24.6%
28 Social Assistance $45,770 $57,010 +$11,240 +24.6%
29 Individual and Family Services $46,090 $57,080 +$10,990 +23.8%
30 Social Advocacy Organizations $40,230 $49,670 +$9,440 +23.5%
31 Other Schools and Instruction $46,540 $56,980 +$10,440 +22.4%
32 Home Health Care Services $51,250 $62,400 +$11,150 +21.8%
33 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $53,720 $64,760 +$11,040 +20.6%
34 Administrative and Support Services $43,660 $52,580 +$8,920 +20.4%
35 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $43,450 $52,130 +$8,680 +20.0%
36 Educational Services $52,240 $62,190 +$9,950 +19.0%
37 Employment Services $44,430 $52,570 +$8,140 +18.3%
38 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $55,720 $65,420 +$9,700 +17.4%
39 Temporary Help Services $42,760 $50,180 +$7,420 +17.4%
40 Management of Companies and Enterprises $51,910 $60,410 +$8,500 +16.4%
41 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $43,090 $50,020 +$6,930 +16.1%
42 Scientific Research and Development Services $44,650 $48,580 +$3,930 +8.8%
43 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $44,890 $48,540 +$3,650 +8.1%
44 Educational Support Services $48,460 $50,500 +$2,040 +4.2%

4 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Religious Organizations $52,380 $49,990 -$2,390 -4.6%
2 Other Insurance Related Activities $67,660 $64,910 -$2,750 -4.1%
3 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $67,650 $64,910 -$2,740 -4.1%
4 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $47,540 $47,330 -$210 -0.4%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.