How much do Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors make in Vineland, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $34,980 and the 90th percentile is $99,410. The difference is $64,430, which is 101.4% 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 $44,570 to the 75th at $76,010, covers $31,440.

The mean annual wage is $64,270, which sits above the median of $63,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Vineland, NJ median is 7.1% 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 $66,230, which is 11.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.2% higher than the New Jersey median of $62,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Vineland, NJ is 95.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors at $66,230 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. Vineland, NJ ranks 6th of 31 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).).

• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 21 miles away, with a median of $55,990 and employment of 630. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,637, against $66,230 here.
• Dover, DE is 26 miles away, with a median of $60,990 and employment of 220. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,549, against $66,230 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 40 miles away, with a median of $58,140 and employment of 14,920. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,692, against $66,230 here.

Employment share

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors accounts for 0.42% of wage-and-salary employment in Vineland, NJ (260 of 62,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.32% of employment (491,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.