State comparison · 2025
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary: Nebraska vs New Mexico
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in New Mexico earn a median of $74,100. In Nebraska, $63,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.9% — not 13.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-13.9%
Nebraska vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
-11.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nebraska
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $63,770
- p25
- $47,040
- p75
- $81,740
- p10
- $42,400
- p90
- $109,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
New Mexico
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $74,100
- p25
- $60,300
- p75
- $89,800
- p10
- $48,900
- p90
- $113,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.