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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Michigan

$65,430avg. a year
$31.46 an hour · 10,100 employed

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Michigan earn an average of $65,430 a year. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $64,440. The best-paying metro area is Lansing-East Lansing, MI at $72,990.

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$61,690Median pay
$31.46Average hourly
+30%Avg. pay since 2020
#21Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Michigan metro areas

Average pay for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors by metro area. Swipe to see all 16.

1790 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$72,990
$35.09 an hour
2320 jobs
Ann Arbor, MI
$71,610
$34.43 an hour
380 jobs
Niles, MI
$71,400
$34.33 an hour
4140 jobs
Battle Creek, MI
$70,510
$33.90 an hour
51,130 jobs
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
$68,460
$32.91 an hour
6130 jobs
Midland, MI
$68,060
$32.72 an hour
7170 jobs
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI
$67,590
$32.49 an hour
8370 jobs
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$65,160
$31.33 an hour
9130 jobs
Traverse City, MI
$64,900
$31.20 an hour
104,290 jobs
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
$64,830
$31.17 an hour
11360 jobs
Flint, MI
$63,350
$30.46 an hour
12110 jobs
Monroe, MI
$61,430
$29.53 an hour
13370 jobs
Saginaw, MI
$60,830
$29.24 an hour
1470 jobs
Jackson, MI
$60,680
$29.17 an hour
15580 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$55,060
$26.47 an hour
16350 jobs
Bay City, MI
$49,820
$23.95 an hour

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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Michigan, charted

Pay over time

Michigan, annual wage, May of each year
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Where Michigan substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Michigan vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$64,440$30.98
Michigan$65,430$31.46
Wisconsin$68,280$32.83
Ohio$60,090$28.89
Indiana$57,920$27.85

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Questions and answers

How much do substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors make in Michigan?

The average is $65,430 a year, and the median is $61,690. That is about the same as the U.S. average of $64,440.

What is the hourly wage in Michigan?

$31.46 an hour on average; the median is $29.66.

Where in Michigan do they earn the most?

Lansing-East Lansing, MI ($72,990), followed by Ann Arbor, MI ($71,610). The lowest average among 16 metro areas with data is Bay City, MI ($49,820).

How does Michigan rank?

Michigan ranks #21 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 21-1018. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.