State comparison · 2025
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors salary: North Carolina vs Oregon
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Oregon earn a median of $74,590. In North Carolina, $55,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 25.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.6%
North Carolina vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
-18.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Carolina
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $55,490
- p25
- $45,100
- p75
- $68,610
- p10
- $37,440
- p90
- $86,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
Oregon
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- Median
- $74,590
- p25
- $60,130
- p75
- $86,800
- p10
- $49,860
- p90
- $102,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.