Average Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor Salary in Canada

The line graph shows Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $18.81.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor salary would increase again to a total of $25.39, adding $6.58 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $29.73.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor is Diagnosis and Treatment Planning which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 19% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Group Therapy with 3%. It can be said that Group Therapy skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $46,211.00 whereas the highest earning is $73,425.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $73,425.00 at 43%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 10% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 23% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 43% more than the average salary.