Key Factors That Influence Recovery Mentor Salaries
A Recovery Mentor's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Recovery Mentor Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Recovery Mentor's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $66,011
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,172
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,414
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,947
Expert (over 8 years): $72,199
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Recovery Mentor
$66,011
Intermediate Level Recovery Mentor
$66,172
Senior Level Recovery Mentor
$68,414
Specialist Level Recovery Mentor
$71,947
Expert Level Recovery Mentor
$72,199
$66,0110 yr
$66,172< 2 yrs
$68,4142-4 yrs
$71,9475-8 yrs
$72,199> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Recovery Mentor Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Recovery Mentors.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $73,712.
California: $73,432.
Massachusetts: $72,454.
District of Columbia$73,712
California$73,432
Massachusetts$72,454
Washington$72,187
New Jersey$72,161
Alaska$72,068
Connecticut$71,149
New York$70,776
Hawaii$69,584
Rhode Island$69,025
Maryland$68,646
Minnesota$68,126
Colorado$67,927
Illinois$67,860
Oregon$67,607
Delaware$67,421
New Hampshire$67,304
Virginia$67,041
Pennsylvania$66,276
Nevada$65,889
North Dakota$65,763
Michigan$65,563
Wisconsin$65,490
Vermont$65,344
Texas$64,937
Maine$64,911
Arizona$64,871
Ohio$64,824
Georgia$64,212
Indiana$63,906
Wyoming$63,846
Utah$63,752
Iowa$63,712
Kansas$63,393
Louisiana$63,300
North Carolina$63,266
Missouri$63,253
Florida$62,993
Montana$62,854
Nebraska$62,720
Kentucky$62,647
South Carolina$62,381
Tennessee$62,215
Idaho$62,148
New Mexico$61,662
Oklahoma$61,555
Alabama$61,163
South Dakota$60,504
Arkansas$60,144
West Virginia$59,951
Mississippi$59,372
Top Paying Cities for Recovery Mentors
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $83,971
San Francisco: $83,052
Oakland: $81,302
San Jose, CA$83,971
San Francisco, CA$83,052
Oakland, CA$81,302
New York, NY$76,654
Paramus, NJ$75,722
Queens Village, NY$75,719
Passaic, NJ$75,655
Bergenfield, NJ$75,649
Stamford, CT$75,503
Huntington, NY$75,476
Newark, NJ$74,984
Bridgeport, CT$74,843
Vallejo, CA$74,711
New Brunswick, NJ$74,684
Petaluma, CA$74,644
Middlesex, NJ$74,518
Somerset, NJ$74,471
Santa Cruz, CA$74,384
Boston, MA$73,978
Monterey, CA$73,745
Seattle, WA$73,592
Santa Rosa, CA$73,579
Los Angeles, CA$73,559
Juneau, AK$73,386
Washington, DC$73,313
Orange, CA$73,076
Santa Ana, CA$72,900
Long Beach, CA$72,833
Anaheim, CA$72,820
Anchorage, AK$72,787
Santa Maria, CA$72,587
Everett, WA$72,574
Danbury, CT$72,339
Bremerton, WA$72,247
Tacoma, WA$72,008
New Suffolk, NY$72,006
Sacramento, CA$71,988
Santa Barbara, CA$71,915
Trenton, NJ$71,841
San Diego, CA$71,841
Brockton, MA$71,768
Fairbanks, AK$71,605
Lompoc, CA$71,435
Lowell, MA$71,381
Ventura, CA$71,369
Nashua, NH$71,355
Stockton, CA$71,349
Modesto, CA$70,863
Poughkeepsie, NY$70,716
Olympia, WA$70,590
Kennewick, WA$70,590
New Haven, CT$70,563
Lawrence, MA$70,323
Hartford, CT$70,257
Riverside, CA$70,243
New Bedford, MA$70,177
Richland, WA$70,177
Bakersfield, CA$70,084
San Bernardino, CA$70,057
New Britain, CT$70,050
Atlantic City, NJ$70,050
New London, CT$70,024
Norwich, CT$70,004
Portsmouth, NH$69,991
Boulder, CO$69,849
Portland, OR$69,757
Worcester, MA$69,751
Minneapolis, MN$69,544
Philadelphia, PA$69,451
Honolulu, HI$69,232
Saint Paul, MN$69,200
Vineland, NJ$69,185
Providence, RI$68,992
Chicago, IL$68,799
Bellingham, WA$68,719
Springfield, MA$68,666
Baltimore, MD$68,646
Chico, CA$68,479
Pittsfield, MA$68,299
Manchester, NH$68,173
Spokane, WA$67,880
Denver, CO$67,873
Albany, NY$67,561
Troy, NY$67,534
Nassau, NY$67,463
Schenectady, NY$67,394
Wilmington, DE$67,341
Burlington, VT$67,248
Salem, OR$67,221
Portland, ME$67,015
Yakima, WA$66,948
Rochester, MN$66,742
Reno, NV$66,708
Fresno, CA$66,708
Milwaukee, WI$66,648
Detroit, MI$66,582
Ann Arbor, MI$66,571
Allentown, PA$66,562
Colorado Springs, CO$66,449
Syracuse, NY$66,415
Carson City, NV$66,415
Houston, TX$66,322
Eugene, OR$66,289
Gary, IN$66,209
Springfield, OR$66,156
Bismarck, ND$66,142
Galveston, TX$66,096
Medford, OR$65,996
Fort Collins, CO$65,969
Concord, NH$65,936
Austin, TX$65,916
Mesa, AZ$65,776
Reading, PA$65,770
Phoenix, AZ$65,763
Dallas, TX$65,743
Saint Cloud, MN$65,679
Madison, WI$65,590
Utica, NY$65,410
Rochester, NY$65,304
Des Moines, IA$65,297
Raleigh, NC$65,290
Atlanta, GA$65,190
Battle Creek, MI$65,170
Salt Lake City, UT$65,150
Lancaster, PA$65,051
Harrisburg, PA$64,957
Kansas City, MO$64,891
Champaign, IL$64,878
Kansas City, KS$64,878
Fort Worth, TX$64,871
Columbus, OH$64,860
Boca Raton, FL$64,844
Pittsburgh, PA$64,818
Richmond, VA$64,791
Indianapolis, IN$64,778
Cleveland, OH$64,771
Las Vegas, NV$64,691
Cincinnati, OH$64,691
Petersburg, VA$64,591
Huntsville, AL$64,491
Lansing, MI$64,447
Lebanon, PA$64,438
Pueblo, CO$64,431
Appleton, WI$64,412
Buffalo, NY$64,385
Dayton, OH$64,365
Racine, WI$64,352
Charlotte, NC$64,345
Saint Louis, MO$64,325
York, PA$64,285
Elkhart, IN$64,285
Gastonia, NC$64,272
Billings, MT$64,256
Beaumont, TX$64,238
Lorain, OH$64,225
Benton Harbor, MI$64,212
Toledo, OH$64,198
Binghamton, NY$64,165
Rock Hill, SC$64,159
Rockford, IL$64,125
Springfield, IL$64,099
Elyria, OH$64,092
Fargo, ND$64,092
Flagstaff, AZ$64,045
Fort Lauderdale, FL$64,005
Duluth, MN$63,965
Miami, FL$63,965
Cheyenne, WY$63,919
Grand Forks, ND$63,919
Bangor, ME$63,772
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,699
Durham, NC$63,671
Louisville, KY$63,666
Grand Rapids, MI$63,653
Hialeah, FL$63,646
Casper, WY$63,553
Scranton, PA$63,473
New Orleans, LA$63,453
Virginia Beach, VA$63,446
Akron, OH$63,413
Peoria, IL$63,326
Sarasota, FL$63,313
Nashville, TN$63,266
Omaha, NE$63,266
Green Bay, WI$63,266
Baton Rouge, LA$63,233
Charleston, SC$63,220
Jamestown, NY$63,187
Davenport, IA$63,187
Tucson, AZ$63,153
Saint Petersburg, FL$63,113
Tampa, FL$63,100
Evansville, IN$63,060
Port Arthur, TX$63,060
Bradenton, FL$63,033
Santa Fe, NM$62,914
Orlando, FL$62,794
Clearwater, FL$62,774
Canton, OH$62,634
La Crosse, WI$62,634
Albuquerque, NM$62,594
Newport News, VA$62,587
High Point, NC$62,567
Ogden, UT$62,541
Corpus Christi, TX$62,487
Norfolk, VA$62,448
Laramie, WY$62,448
Rock Island, IL$62,408
Saginaw, MI$62,394
Jacksonville, FL$62,388
Salisbury, NC$62,374
Boise, ID$62,361
Moline, IL$62,328
Fort Myers, FL$62,308
Memphis, TN$62,294
Tulsa, OK$62,261
Waterloo, IA$62,221
Spartanburg, SC$62,155
Lincoln, NE$62,121
Fort Wayne, IN$62,108
Provo, UT$62,101
Cedar Falls, IA$62,021
San Antonio, TX$61,995
Greensboro, NC$61,968
South Bend, IN$61,962
Savannah, GA$61,888
Muskegon, MI$61,862
Birmingham, AL$61,855
Winston Salem, NC$61,822
Lake Charles, LA$61,662
Anderson, IN$61,649
Lexington, KY$61,629
Augusta, GA$61,609
Greenville, SC$61,609
Lima, OH$61,555
Wichita, KS$61,549
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,549
Columbia, SC$61,489
Springfield, OH$61,476
Asheville, NC$61,369
Bloomington, IN$61,322
Knoxville, TN$61,083
Shreveport, LA$61,076
Wilmington, NC$60,990
Roanoke, VA$60,990
Topeka, KS$60,870
Frankfort, KY$60,862
Oklahoma City, OK$60,816
Chillicothe, OH$60,790
Longview, TX$60,783
Melbourne, FL$60,777
Sioux Falls, SD$60,670
Mobile, AL$60,663
Terre Haute, IN$60,637
Altoona, PA$60,597
Amarillo, TX$60,550
Killeen, TX$60,530
Fayetteville, AR$60,477
Chattanooga, TN$60,457
Sioux City, IA$60,397
Idaho Falls, ID$60,384
Lynchburg, VA$60,330
Gainesville, FL$60,244
Portsmouth, OH$60,211
Little Rock, AR$60,197
Lafayette, LA$60,171
Youngstown, OH$60,171
Daytona Beach, FL$60,131
Clarksville, TN$60,124
Pensacola, FL$60,117
Temple, TX$60,113
Hopkinsville, KY$59,918
Erie, PA$59,904
Florence, SC$59,878
Charleston, WV$59,771
Great Falls, MT$59,738
Macon, GA$59,645
Tallahassee, FL$59,638
Fayetteville, NC$59,625
Waco, TX$59,611
Helena, MT$59,565
Pine Bluff, AR$59,540
Vincennes, IN$59,458
Lubbock, TX$59,432
Alamogordo, NM$59,392
Twin Falls, ID$59,332
Rapid City, SD$59,312
Jackson, MS$59,192
Huntington, WV$59,187
Greenville, MS$59,185
Parkersburg, WV$59,117
Montgomery, AL$59,105
Wichita Falls, TX$59,039
Springfield, MO$59,039
Biloxi, MS$59,006
Monroe, LA$58,939
Johnstown, PA$58,892
Sumter, SC$58,866
Columbus, GA$58,859
Pascagoula, MS$58,733
Abilene, TX$58,733
Kingsport, TN$58,560
Albany, GA$58,560
Gulfport, MS$58,540
Alexandria, LA$58,320
Fort Smith, AR$58,153
El Paso, TX$57,974
Las Cruces, NM$57,674
Harlingen, TX$57,505
Pocatello, ID$57,494
Florence, AL$57,408
Brownsville, TX$57,394
Mcallen, TX$57,255
Dothan, AL$57,161
Columbus, MS$56,766
Altus, OK$56,456
Lawton, OK$56,329
Pierre, SD$56,090
What Skills Can Increase a Recovery Mentor's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 5.8% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Social Work (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided[by whom?] to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and to bring about social change. Social work practice is often divided[by whom?] into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and - within social policy - fostering change on a larger scale.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
5.8%
Social Work
4.69%
Programming
1.6%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Recovery Mentor's salary.
Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Interviewing
$69,904
5%
Care Management
$69,904
5%
Psychiatric
$69,238
4%
Integrity
$69,238
4%
Written Communication
$68,572
3%
Coaching
$68,572
3%
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Recovery Mentor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Recovery Mentor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 13% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely,
Recovery Mentor positions in Edu., Government & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Recovery Mentor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Recovery Mentor
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$69,904
$34.0
5%
How Education impacts a Recovery Mentor's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Recovery Mentors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Recovery Mentor with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$55,409
and $59,395).
Recovery Mentor Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Recovery Mentor
No Diploma0.3%
High School11.1%
Associates15.4%
Bachelors30.7%
Masters41.2%
Doctorate1.2%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.3%
High School
11.1%
Associates
15.4%
Bachelors
30.7%
Masters
41.2%
Doctorate
1.2%
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Recovery Mentor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Recovery Mentor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Recovery Mentor can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $88,306 in 2023
to around $87,038 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Recovery Mentor salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Recovery Mentor Over Time
2022
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2023
$88,306
2024
$87,961
2025
$87,038
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$88,306
2024
$87,961
2025
$87,038
2026
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401(k)
Disability
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Common company salaries for Recovery Mentor
Here are companies hiring for Recovery Mentor and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.
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