Average Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor Salary in New Zealand

Annual Base Salary - $62,833.00/year

The average annual salary of Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor is $62,833.00

$46,350.00
Low
$62,833.00
Average
$70,040.00
High

The starting salary of Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor is between $39,398.00 and $46,350.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $70,040.00 and $80,546.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$39,398.00$80,546.00
Average Hourly Pay - $26.74/hour

The average hourly pay of Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor is $26.74.

$21.40
Low
$26.74
Average
$39.96
High

The starting hourly rate is between $18.00 and $21.40 for Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $39.96 and $46.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$18.00$46.00
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  • Currency : NZD
  • Annual Salary : $62,833.00
  • Hourly Pay : $26.74
  • Weekly Pay : $1,119.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,238.00
  • Monthly Salary : $4,848.00

Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, female employees are involved significantly more as Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor compared to male. Their involvement is 82% while of male is only 18%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

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

For Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $59,576.90.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor salary would increase again to a total of $65,142.47, adding $5,565.57 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, decrease in salary is noted to a total of $63,184.75.

Prominent Skills Affecting Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol Counselor is Group Therapy which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 4% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Group Therapy.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Case Management with 1%. It can be said that Case Management skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Certified Addiction Drug and Alcohol 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 $61,576.00 whereas the highest earning is $66,603.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Mid Carrer person will earn the maximum salary of $66,603.00 at 6%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 2% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 6% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 2% more than the average salary.