What are the main factors that influence an AOD Clinician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An AOD Clinician's salary?

An AOD Clinician's salary grows with experience: an AOD Clinician (0-0 years)earns $56,448, a Case Manager - Alcohol or Drug (2-4 years)earns $63,192, a Chemical Dependency Program Manager (4-5 years)earns $124,102, a Substance Abuse Center Director (Hosp. Op.) (5+ years)earns $151,013,

What are the highest paying states for an AOD Clinician?

AOD Clinician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AOD Clinician roles are District of Columbia $64,092, California $63,849, Massachusetts $62,998. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AOD Clinician roles make?

Salaries for AOD Clinician level roles vary by specialization: Clinician: $251,937; Lead Clinician: $122,287; AOD Business Planning Advisor: $97,882; AOD Business Planning Analyst: $97,598; Licensed Clinician: $87,690.

How do different companies affect an AOD Clinician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AOD Clinician roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

AOD Clinician Salary in the United States

How much does an AOD Clinician make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an AOD Clinician in the United States is $57,886 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, an AOD Clinician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,076
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $52,683 to $64,790
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,946

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AOD Clinician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,790	$5,399	$1,246	$31
Average	$57,886	$4,824	$1,113	$28
25th Percentile	$52,683	$4,390	$1,013	$25

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Key Factors That Influence AOD Clinician Salaries

An AOD Clinician'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do AOD Clinician 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 AOD Clinicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,092.
California: $63,849.
Massachusetts: $62,998.

District of Columbia $64,092

California $63,849

Massachusetts $62,998

Washington $62,766

New Jersey $62,743

Alaska $62,662

Connecticut $61,863

New York $61,539

Hawaii $60,503

Rhode Island $60,017

Maryland $59,687

Minnesota $59,235

Colorado $59,061

Illinois $59,004

Oregon $58,784

Delaware $58,622

New Hampshire $58,520

Virginia $58,292

Pennsylvania $57,626

Nevada $57,290

North Dakota $57,180

Michigan $57,007

Wisconsin $56,943

Vermont $56,816

Texas $56,462

Maine $56,439

Arizona $56,405

Ohio $56,364

Georgia $55,831

Indiana $55,565

Wyoming $55,513

Utah $55,432

Iowa $55,397

Kansas $55,119

Louisiana $55,038

North Carolina $55,009

Missouri $54,998

Florida $54,772

Montana $54,651

Nebraska $54,535

Kentucky $54,471

South Carolina $54,240

Tennessee $54,095

Idaho $54,037

New Mexico $53,614

Oklahoma $53,522

Alabama $53,180

South Dakota $52,607

Arkansas $52,295

West Virginia $52,127

Mississippi $51,623

Top Paying Cities for AOD Clinicians

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: $73,012
San Francisco: $72,213
Oakland: $70,691

San Jose, CA $73,012

San Francisco, CA $72,213

Oakland, CA $70,691

New York, NY $66,650

Paramus, NJ $65,839

Queens Village, NY $65,837

Passaic, NJ $65,782

Bergenfield, NJ $65,776

Stamford, CT $65,649

Huntington, NY $65,625

Newark, NJ $65,197

Bridgeport, CT $65,075

Vallejo, CA $64,960

New Brunswick, NJ $64,937

Petaluma, CA $64,902

Middlesex, NJ $64,792

Somerset, NJ $64,752

Santa Cruz, CA $64,676

Boston, MA $64,323

Monterey, CA $64,120

Seattle, WA $63,988

Santa Rosa, CA $63,976

Los Angeles, CA $63,959

Juneau, AK $63,808

Washington, DC $63,745

Orange, CA $63,538

Santa Ana, CA $63,386

Long Beach, CA $63,328

Anaheim, CA $63,316

Anchorage, AK $63,287

Santa Maria, CA $63,114

Everett, WA $63,102

Danbury, CT $62,898

Bremerton, WA $62,818

Tacoma, WA $62,610

New Suffolk, NY $62,609

Sacramento, CA $62,593

Santa Barbara, CA $62,529

Trenton, NJ $62,465

San Diego, CA $62,465

Brockton, MA $62,402

Fairbanks, AK $62,260

Lompoc, CA $62,112

Lowell, MA $62,065

Ventura, CA $62,054

Nashua, NH $62,043

Stockton, CA $62,037

Modesto, CA $61,614

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,487

Olympia, WA $61,377

Kennewick, WA $61,377

New Haven, CT $61,354

Lawrence, MA $61,145

Hartford, CT $61,088

Riverside, CA $61,076

New Bedford, MA $61,018

Richland, WA $61,018

Bakersfield, CA $60,937

San Bernardino, CA $60,914

New Britain, CT $60,908

Atlantic City, NJ $60,908

New London, CT $60,885

Norwich, CT $60,868

Portsmouth, NH $60,856

Boulder, CO $60,733

Portland, OR $60,653

Worcester, MA $60,648

Minneapolis, MN $60,468

Philadelphia, PA $60,387

Honolulu, HI $60,196

Saint Paul, MN $60,168

Vineland, NJ $60,156

Providence, RI $59,988

Chicago, IL $59,820

Bellingham, WA $59,750

Springfield, MA $59,704

Baltimore, MD $59,687

Chico, CA $59,542

Pittsfield, MA $59,386

Manchester, NH $59,276

Spokane, WA $59,021

Denver, CO $59,015

Albany, NY $58,743

Troy, NY $58,720

Nassau, NY $58,658

Schenectady, NY $58,598

Wilmington, DE $58,552

Burlington, VT $58,471

Salem, OR $58,448

Portland, ME $58,268

Yakima, WA $58,211

Rochester, MN $58,031

Reno, NV $58,002

Fresno, CA $58,002

Milwaukee, WI $57,950

Detroit, MI $57,892

Ann Arbor, MI $57,882

Allentown, PA $57,875

Colorado Springs, CO $57,776

Syracuse, NY $57,747

Carson City, NV $57,747

Houston, TX $57,666

Eugene, OR $57,637

Gary, IN $57,568

Springfield, OR $57,522

Bismarck, ND $57,510

Galveston, TX $57,470

Medford, OR $57,383

Fort Collins, CO $57,360

Concord, NH $57,331

Austin, TX $57,313

Mesa, AZ $57,192

Reading, PA $57,186

Phoenix, AZ $57,180

Dallas, TX $57,163

Saint Cloud, MN $57,107

Madison, WI $57,030

Utica, NY $56,873

Rochester, NY $56,781

Des Moines, IA $56,775

Raleigh, NC $56,769

Atlanta, GA $56,682

Battle Creek, MI $56,665

Salt Lake City, UT $56,648

Lancaster, PA $56,561

Harrisburg, PA $56,480

Kansas City, MO $56,422

Champaign, IL $56,410

Kansas City, KS $56,410

Fort Worth, TX $56,405

Columbus, OH $56,395

Boca Raton, FL $56,381

Pittsburgh, PA $56,358

Richmond, VA $56,335

Indianapolis, IN $56,323

Cleveland, OH $56,318

Las Vegas, NV $56,248

Cincinnati, OH $56,248

Petersburg, VA $56,161

Huntsville, AL $56,075

Lansing, MI $56,036

Lebanon, PA $56,028

Pueblo, CO $56,022

Appleton, WI $56,005

Buffalo, NY $55,982

Dayton, OH $55,965

Racine, WI $55,953

Charlotte, NC $55,947

Saint Louis, MO $55,930

York, PA $55,895

Elkhart, IN $55,895

Gastonia, NC $55,884

Billings, MT $55,870

Beaumont, TX $55,855

Lorain, OH $55,843

Benton Harbor, MI $55,831

Toledo, OH $55,820

Binghamton, NY $55,791

Rock Hill, SC $55,785

Rockford, IL $55,756

Springfield, IL $55,733

Elyria, OH $55,727

Fargo, ND $55,727

Flagstaff, AZ $55,687

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,652

Duluth, MN $55,617

Miami, FL $55,617

Cheyenne, WY $55,577

Grand Forks, ND $55,577

Bangor, ME $55,449

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,386

Durham, NC $55,361

Louisville, KY $55,357

Grand Rapids, MI $55,345

Hialeah, FL $55,339

Casper, WY $55,258

Scranton, PA $55,189

New Orleans, LA $55,172

Virginia Beach, VA $55,166

Akron, OH $55,137

Peoria, IL $55,062

Sarasota, FL $55,050

Nashville, TN $55,009

Omaha, NE $55,009

Green Bay, WI $55,009

Baton Rouge, LA $54,981

Charleston, SC $54,969

Jamestown, NY $54,940

Davenport, IA $54,940

Tucson, AZ $54,911

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,876

Tampa, FL $54,865

Evansville, IN $54,830

Port Arthur, TX $54,830

Bradenton, FL $54,807

Santa Fe, NM $54,703

Orlando, FL $54,598

Clearwater, FL $54,581

Canton, OH $54,460

La Crosse, WI $54,460

Albuquerque, NM $54,425

Newport News, VA $54,419

High Point, NC $54,402

Ogden, UT $54,378

Corpus Christi, TX $54,332

Norfolk, VA $54,297

Laramie, WY $54,297

Rock Island, IL $54,263

Saginaw, MI $54,251

Jacksonville, FL $54,245

Salisbury, NC $54,234

Boise, ID $54,222

Moline, IL $54,193

Fort Myers, FL $54,176

Memphis, TN $54,164

Tulsa, OK $54,135

Waterloo, IA $54,101

Spartanburg, SC $54,043

Lincoln, NE $54,014

Fort Wayne, IN $54,002

Provo, UT $53,996

Cedar Falls, IA $53,927

San Antonio, TX $53,904

Greensboro, NC $53,881

South Bend, IN $53,875

Savannah, GA $53,811

Muskegon, MI $53,788

Birmingham, AL $53,782

Winston Salem, NC $53,754

Lake Charles, LA $53,614

Anderson, IN $53,603

Lexington, KY $53,585

Augusta, GA $53,568

Greenville, SC $53,568

Lima, OH $53,522

Wichita, KS $53,516

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,516

Columbia, SC $53,464

Springfield, OH $53,452

Asheville, NC $53,360

Bloomington, IN $53,319

Knoxville, TN $53,111

Shreveport, LA $53,105

Wilmington, NC $53,030

Roanoke, VA $53,030

Topeka, KS $52,926

Frankfort, KY $52,919

Oklahoma City, OK $52,879

Chillicothe, OH $52,856

Longview, TX $52,850

Melbourne, FL $52,844

Sioux Falls, SD $52,752

Mobile, AL $52,746

Terre Haute, IN $52,723

Altoona, PA $52,688

Amarillo, TX $52,648

Killeen, TX $52,630

Fayetteville, AR $52,584

Chattanooga, TN $52,567

Sioux City, IA $52,515

Idaho Falls, ID $52,503

Lynchburg, VA $52,457

Gainesville, FL $52,381

Portsmouth, OH $52,352

Little Rock, AR $52,341

Lafayette, LA $52,318

Youngstown, OH $52,318

Daytona Beach, FL $52,283

Clarksville, TN $52,277

Pensacola, FL $52,271

Temple, TX $52,267

Hopkinsville, KY $52,098

Erie, PA $52,086

Florence, SC $52,063

Charleston, WV $51,970

Great Falls, MT $51,941

Macon, GA $51,860

Tallahassee, FL $51,855

Fayetteville, NC $51,843

Waco, TX $51,831

Helena, MT $51,791

Pine Bluff, AR $51,769

Vincennes, IN $51,698

Lubbock, TX $51,675

Alamogordo, NM $51,640

Twin Falls, ID $51,588

Rapid City, SD $51,571

Jackson, MS $51,467

Huntington, WV $51,463

Greenville, MS $51,461

Parkersburg, WV $51,402

Montgomery, AL $51,392

Wichita Falls, TX $51,334

Springfield, MO $51,334

Biloxi, MS $51,305

Monroe, LA $51,247

Johnstown, PA $51,206

Sumter, SC $51,183

Columbus, GA $51,177

Pascagoula, MS $51,067

Abilene, TX $51,067

Kingsport, TN $50,917

Albany, GA $50,917

Gulfport, MS $50,900

Alexandria, LA $50,708

Fort Smith, AR $50,564

El Paso, TX $50,407

Las Cruces, NM $50,147

Harlingen, TX $50,000

Pocatello, ID $49,991

Florence, AL $49,915

Brownsville, TX $49,904

Mcallen, TX $49,782

Dothan, AL $49,701

Columbus, MS $49,357

Altus, OK $49,088

Lawton, OK $48,978

Pierre, SD $48,769

What Skills Can Increase an AOD Clinician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.75% 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.
Support Services (Mentioned in 3.63% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.
Group Counseling (Mentioned in 2.26% Job Postings): A form of psychotherapy that involves four to ten clients and two experienced group therapists. They meet every week for ninety minutes. During that time, they discuss the issues that are concerning them and offer each other support and feedback.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.75%
Support Services	3.63%
Group Counseling	2.26%

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 an AOD Clinician's salary.

Community Health: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Pediatric: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Community Health	$62,517	8%
Pediatric	$62,517	8%
Initiative	$61,360	6%
Clinical Services	$60,781	5%
Collaboration	$60,202	4%
Clinical Documentation	$60,202	4%

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AOD Clinician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AOD Clinician'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$52,683

Average $57,886/year

$64,790

$4,390

Average $4,824/month

$5,399

$1,013

Average $1,113/week

$1,246

$25

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,790	$5,399	$1,246	$31
Average	$57,886	$4,824	$1,113	$28
25th Percentile	$52,683	$4,390	$1,013	$25

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Salary Trends for AOD Clinician

Salaries for an AOD Clinician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $92,466 in 2023 to around $92,119 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AOD Clinician salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$93,393

2025

$92,119

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