How much do Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors make in Iowa City, IA?

Percentile spread

For Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $45,880 and the 90th percentile is $104,490. The difference is $58,610, which is 87.7% 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 $53,960 to the 75th at $80,700, covers $26,740.

The mean annual wage is $71,150, which sits above the median of $66,810. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Iowa City, IA median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $59,350 for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,009, which is 23% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% higher than the Iowa median of $60,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Iowa City, IA is 91.509, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,810 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors at $73,009 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Iowa City, IA ranks 3rd of 20 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).).

• Cedar Rapids, IA is 39 miles away, with a median of $59,990 and employment of 410. That median is 10.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,433, against $73,009 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 62 miles away, with a median of $60,430 and employment of 600. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,839, against $73,009 here.
• Dubuque, IA is 76 miles away, with a median of $57,530 and employment of 90. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,878, against $73,009 here.

Employment share

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Iowa City, IA (290 of 93,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.32% of employment (491,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.