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Average Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, And Mental Health Counselors Salary in Pueblo, CO

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, And Mental Health Counselors in Pueblo, CO earn a median annual salary of $58,380, which is -1.6% compared to the national median. There are 700 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Pueblo, CO (metro area).

$58,380
Pueblo, CO median annual wage
$28/hour median
-1.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $59,350
700
Local employment
11.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.60
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,280
25th
$45,670
Median
$58,380
75th
$74,990
90th
$84,790

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Pueblo, CO, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.8%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$63,621
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 81.9%
Rents: 71.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Fairbanks-College, AK $83,680 Compare 100
Anchorage, AK $81,120 Compare 810
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $80,770 Compare 350
Albany, OR $78,910 Compare 110
Salem, OR $78,870 Compare 560
Bellingham, WA $77,620 Compare 440

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Pueblo, CO

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $311,190 0.24
Family Medicine Physicians $256,480 3.73
Dentists, General $172,680 1.34
Sales Managers $166,160 0.26
Financial Managers $161,570 0.23
Computer And Information Systems Managers $151,330 0.22
Pharmacists $150,160 1.04
Managers, All Other $140,000 0.51

Pueblo, CO has salary data for 261 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, And Mental Health Counselors in Pueblo, CO

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, And Mental Health Counselors are projected to change by +16.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 48,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.