SALARY · SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BEHAVIORAL DISORDER, AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS · DELAWARE

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary in Delaware

Salary talk gets noisy fast, so I try to keep it plain. In Delaware, substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors earned a median of $56,020 a year. From there, this page walks through the range, the hourly rate, how many people do the job here, and what stays in your pocket after federal tax and FICA.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$56,020

$27 per hour at the median · That is $3,330 (5.6 percent) below the national median of $59,350 for this occupation.

$57,330Mean annual salary
$28Mean hourly wage
$1,700People employed in this job in Delaware

Salary range

25th: $43,760Median: $56,02075th: $64,790
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$43,760
Median (50th percentile)$56,020
75th percentile$64,790
Mean$57,330

The middle half of workers earned from $43,760 to $64,790 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$44,760 a year
$3,730 a month
Federal tax $4,542 · FICA $4,286 · State tax $2,432

Caveat: the Delaware 2026 PIT-RES return booklet was not retrieved. All calculation inputs are fixed, non-indexed amounts in statute and in a Division of Revenue page covering tax years 2014 and later.

The Wilmington 1.25 percent earned income tax is separate and is not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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