How much do Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors make in Charlottesville, VA?

Percentile spread

For Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $43,210 and the 90th percentile is $81,020. The difference is $37,810, which is 66.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,660 to the 75th at $63,610, covers $15,950.

The mean annual wage is $59,820, which sits above the median of $57,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charlottesville, VA median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $59,350 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,713, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% lower than the Virginia median of $59,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charlottesville, VA is 99.146, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors at $57,713 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Charlottesville, VA ranks 12th of 37 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 33 miles away, with a median of $55,060 and employment of 190. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,421, against $57,713 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $61,830 and employment of 260. That median is 8.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,158, against $57,713 here.
• Lynchburg, VA is 53 miles away, with a median of $60,220 and employment of 780. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,388, against $57,713 here.