SOC 21-1018 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Crestview, Florida is $60,420 a year ($29.05 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,270: half of the 360 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,440).

$60,420average per year

$29.05 / hourMedian $55,270Take-home ≈ $50,727

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

360people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#9 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $89,220 or more. The middle half of substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Crestview earn between $45,350 and $73,390.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $73K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$60,420$5,035$29.05
Median$55,270$4,606$26.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,350$3,779$21.80
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,390$6,116$35.28

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors in Crestview earn about the same as the Florida average ($61,030) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($64,440). At the median the gap is -7% against the U.S. median of $59,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$60,420$55,270$37,560$89,220360
Florida$61,030$56,790$39,430$84,41029,750
United States$64,440$59,350$38,940$97,590491,930

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $60,420, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $50,727 a year, or $4,227 a month and $1,951 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Crestview a good place for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $60,420 buys what about $62,269 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 9th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($67,500).

All Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($89,720).

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary by city

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Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Crestview: questions

How much do substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors make an hour in Crestview?

$29.05 an hour on average, and $26.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors take-home pay in Crestview?

About $50,727 a year ($4,227 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $60,420. Florida has no state income tax.

Do substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($64,440).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-1018; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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