What are the main factors that influence an AODS Counselor II's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for AODS Counselor II?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for AODS Counselor II roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An AODS Counselor II's salary?

An AODS Counselor II's salary grows with experience: starting around $38,166 for beginners, reaching about $39,753 at mid-level, and approach $41,614 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an AODS Counselor II?

AODS Counselor II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AODS Counselor II roles are District of Columbia $49,187, California $49,001, Massachusetts $48,348. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AODS Counselor II roles make?

Salaries for AODS Counselor II level roles vary by specialization: Genetics Counselor: $98,326; Clinician Counselor II: $67,786; Residential Counselor II: $66,048; Drug Counselor: $65,901; Addiction Counselor: $65,900.

AODS Counselor II Salary in South Dakota

How much does an AODS Counselor II make in South Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an AODS Counselor II in South Dakota is $40,374 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, an AODS Counselor II's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $48,906
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,598 to $44,840
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,161

10% $33,161

50% (Median) $40,374

90% $48,906

AODS Counselor II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,840	$3,737	$862	$22
Average	$40,374	$3,364	$776	$19
25th Percentile	$36,598	$3,050	$704	$18

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Key Factors That Influence AODS Counselor II Salaries

An AODS Counselor II'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 Experience Level Affects AODS Counselor II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an AODS Counselor II'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): $38,166
Early Career (1-2 years): $38,282
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $39,753
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $41,490
Expert (over 8 years): $41,614

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level AODS Counselor II	less than 1 year	$38,166
Early Career Level AODS Counselor II	1-2 years	$38,282
Mid-Level Level AODS Counselor II	2-4 years	$39,753
Senior-Level Level AODS Counselor II	5-8 years	$41,490
Expert Level AODS Counselor II	over 8 years	$41,614

How Do AODS Counselor II 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 AODS Counselor IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,187.
California: $49,001.
Massachusetts: $48,348.

District of Columbia $49,187 California $49,001 Massachusetts $48,348 Washington $48,170 New Jersey $48,152 Alaska $48,090 Connecticut $47,477 New York $47,228

Hawaii $46,433 Rhode Island $46,060 Maryland $45,807 Minnesota $45,460 Colorado $45,327 Illinois $45,283 Oregon $45,114 Delaware $44,989

New Hampshire $44,911 Virginia $44,736 Pennsylvania $44,225 Nevada $43,968 North Dakota $43,883 Michigan $43,750 Wisconsin $43,701 Vermont $43,603

Texas $43,332 Maine $43,314 Arizona $43,288 Ohio $43,257 Georgia $42,848 Indiana $42,644 Wyoming $42,604 Utah $42,541

Iowa $42,515 Kansas $42,302 Louisiana $42,239 North Carolina $42,217 Missouri $42,208 Florida $42,035 Montana $41,942 Nebraska $41,853

Kentucky $41,804 South Carolina $41,626 Tennessee $41,515 Idaho $41,471 New Mexico $41,147 Oklahoma $41,075 Alabama $40,813 South Dakota $40,374

Arkansas $40,134 West Virginia $40,005 Mississippi $39,618

Top Paying Cities for AODS Counselor II

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:

Alcester: $40,794
Aurora: $41,011
Baltic: $40,570

Alcester, SD $40,794

Aurora, SD $41,011

Baltic, SD $40,570

Beresford, SD $40,690

Brandon, SD $40,487

Brookings, SD $41,087

Burbank, SD $40,649

Canistota, SD $40,709

Canton, SD $40,594

Centerville, SD $40,693

Chancellor, SD $40,589

Chester, SD $40,689

Colman, SD $40,822

Colton, SD $40,653

Crooks, SD $40,548

Davis, SD $40,643

Dell Rapids, SD $40,645

Egan, SD $40,753

Elk Point, SD $40,521

Elkton, SD $41,036

Fairview, SD $40,653

Flandreau, SD $40,886

Freeman, SD $40,841

Garretson, SD $40,577

Gayville, SD $40,910

Harrisburg, SD $40,513

Hartford, SD $40,575

Hudson, SD $40,686

Humboldt, SD $40,633

Hurley, SD $40,694

Irene, SD $40,808

Jefferson, SD $40,369

Lennox, SD $40,589

Lesterville, SD $40,880

Lyons, SD $40,585

Madison, SD $40,903

Marion, SD $40,721

Menno, SD $40,858

Mission Hill, SD $40,889

Monroe, SD $40,677

Belle Fourche, SD $40,835

Black Hawk, SD $39,585

Box Elder, SD $39,637

Buffalo, SD $40,760

Buffalo Gap, SD $40,440

Camp Crook, SD $40,800

Caputa, SD $39,828

Custer, SD $40,353

Deadwood, SD $40,104

Edgemont, SD $40,740

Enning, SD $40,422

Fairburn, SD $39,980

Fort Meade, SD $39,976

Hermosa, SD $39,820

Hill City, SD $40,090

Hot Springs, SD $40,709

Howes, SD $40,512

Interior, SD $40,577

Keystone, SD $39,780

Kyle, SD $40,663

Lead, SD $40,472

Ludlow, SD $40,921

Manderson, SD $40,729

Mud Butte, SD $40,537

Nemo, SD $39,836

Newell, SD $40,615

New Underwood, SD $39,830

Nisland, SD $40,705

Oelrichs, SD $40,625

Oglala, SD $40,696

Oral, SD $40,588

Owanka, SD $40,026

Piedmont, SD $39,615

Pine Ridge, SD $40,772

Porcupine, SD $40,649

Pringle, SD $40,478

Quinn, SD $40,518

Redig, SD $40,470

Saint Onge, SD $40,585

Scenic, SD $40,297

Smithwick, SD $40,639

Spearfish, SD $40,768

Sturgis, SD $39,849

Union Center, SD $40,449

Vale, SD $40,322

Wall, SD $40,459

Wasta, SD $40,254

White Owl, SD $40,530

Whitewood, SD $40,414

Wounded Knee, SD $40,731

Leola, SD $40,972

Long Lake, SD $41,035

Mansfield, SD $40,948

Mellette, SD $40,987

Northville, SD $40,943

Onaka, SD $40,784

Orient, SD $40,845

Pierpont, SD $40,984

Redfield, SD $41,050

Rockham, SD $40,894

Roscoe, SD $40,821

Selby, SD $40,751

Seneca, SD $40,758

Stratford, SD $40,989

Tolstoy, SD $40,760

Tulare, SD $40,993

Turton, SD $40,995

Warner, SD $41,036

Westport, SD $40,980

Pierre, SD $37,428

Agar, SD $38,402

Belvidere, SD $40,517

Blunt, SD $37,428

Burke, SD $40,834

Colome, SD $40,784

Dallas, SD $40,772

Draper, SD $39,513

Fort Pierre, SD $37,538

Gregory, SD $40,816

Hamill, SD $40,714

Harrold, SD $37,647

Hayes, SD $40,100

Herrick, SD $40,811

Holabird, SD $38,496

Ideal, SD $40,704

Kadoka, SD $40,564

Kennebec, SD $40,109

Long Valley, SD $40,562

Lower Brule, SD $40,056

Martin, SD $40,660

Midland, SD $40,430

Milesville, SD $40,457

Mission, SD $40,747

Murdo, SD $40,180

Norris, SD $40,625

Okaton, SD $40,522

Okreek, SD $40,724

Onida, SD $37,796

Parmelee, SD $40,698

Philip, SD $40,516

Presho, SD $39,809

Reliance, SD $40,737

Rosebud, SD $40,791

Saint Charles, SD $40,856

Saint Francis, SD $40,713

Tuthill, SD $40,611

Vivian, SD $39,637

Wanblee, SD $40,638

White River, SD $40,620

Winner, SD $40,747

Witten, SD $40,674

Wood, SD $40,615

Mobridge, SD $40,759

Bison, SD $40,657

Bullhead, SD $40,969

Cherry Creek, SD $40,552

Dupree, SD $40,561

Eagle Butte, SD $40,603

Faith, SD $40,549

Glencross, SD $40,583

Glenham, SD $40,774

Herreid, SD $40,930

Isabel, SD $40,575

Keldron, SD $40,771

Lantry, SD $40,622

Lemmon, SD $40,924

Little Eagle, SD $40,963

Lodgepole, SD $40,813

Mc Intosh, SD $40,832

Mc Laughlin, SD $40,796

Meadow, SD $40,564

Morristown, SD $40,874

Mound City, SD $40,856

Pollock, SD $41,010

Prairie City, SD $40,710

Ralph, SD $40,843

Reva, SD $40,712

Ridgeview, SD $40,623

Timber Lake, SD $40,644

Trail City, SD $40,631

Wakpala, SD $40,797

Walker, SD $40,862

Watauga, SD $40,770

Whitehorse, SD $40,666

Rapid City, SD $39,578

Ellsworth Afb, SD $39,578

Allen, SD $40,659

Batesland, SD $40,676

Montrose, SD $40,710

North Sioux City, SD $40,306

Nunda, SD $40,883

Oldham, SD $40,973

Olivet, SD $40,877

Parker, SD $40,655

Ramona, SD $40,900

Renner, SD $40,522

Rowena, SD $40,495

Rutland, SD $40,847

Salem, SD $40,849

Scotland, SD $40,941

Sinai, SD $41,103

Springfield, SD $40,990

Tabor, SD $40,963

Tea, SD $40,545

Trent, SD $40,699

Tyndall, SD $40,951

Utica, SD $40,880

Valley Springs, SD $40,519

Vermillion, SD $40,889

Viborg, SD $40,797

Volga, SD $41,007

Volin, SD $40,843

Wakonda, SD $40,801

Wentworth, SD $40,832

Winfred, SD $40,852

Worthing, SD $40,583

Yankton, SD $41,046

Sioux Falls, SD $40,485

Vienna, SD $41,080

Wallace, SD $41,055

Waubay, SD $41,036

Webster, SD $41,046

White, SD $41,110

Willow Lake, SD $41,127

Wilmot, SD $41,076

Mitchell, SD $41,083

Alexandria, SD $40,932

Alpena, SD $41,001

Armour, SD $40,917

Artesian, SD $40,995

Avon, SD $40,928

Bonesteel, SD $40,848

Bridgewater, SD $40,822

Canova, SD $40,877

Carpenter, SD $41,096

Carthage, SD $41,004

Cavour, SD $41,059

Chamberlain, SD $40,873

Corsica, SD $40,924

Dante, SD $40,904

Delmont, SD $40,906

Dimock, SD $40,951

Emery, SD $40,890

Ethan, SD $40,973

Fairfax, SD $40,856

Fedora, SD $40,959

Fort Thompson, SD $40,394

Fulton, SD $40,965

Gann Valley, SD $40,789

Geddes, SD $40,865

Harrison, SD $40,896

Highmore, SD $40,109

Stephan, SD $40,287

Hitchcock, SD $41,026

Howard, SD $40,980

Huron, SD $41,166

Iroquois, SD $41,068

Kaylor, SD $40,995

Kimball, SD $40,872

Lake Andes, SD $40,931

Lane, SD $41,087

Letcher, SD $40,976

Marty, SD $41,062

Miller, SD $40,910

Mount Vernon, SD $40,950

New Holland, SD $41,011

Oacoma, SD $40,837

Parkston, SD $40,967

Pickstown, SD $40,994

Plankinton, SD $40,943

Platte, SD $40,873

Pukwana, SD $40,844

Ree Heights, SD $40,641

Saint Lawrence, SD $40,912

Spencer, SD $40,872

Stickney, SD $40,916

Tripp, SD $40,928

Virgil, SD $40,967

Wagner, SD $40,936

Wessington, SD $40,936

Wessington Springs, SD $40,930

White Lake, SD $40,889

Wolsey, SD $41,017

Woonsocket, SD $40,998

Yale, SD $41,092

Aberdeen, SD $41,096

Akaska, SD $40,729

Amherst, SD $41,033

Andover, SD $40,974

Ashton, SD $40,966

Barnard, SD $41,023

Bath, SD $41,010

Bowdle, SD $40,806

Brentford, SD $41,040

Britton, SD $41,148

Claremont, SD $40,998

Columbia, SD $40,949

Conde, SD $40,993

Cresbard, SD $40,892

Doland, SD $41,080

Eureka, SD $40,950

Faulkton, SD $40,888

Ferney, SD $41,142

Frankfort, SD $41,078

Frederick, SD $41,033

Gettysburg, SD $40,504

Groton, SD $41,014

Hecla, SD $41,092

Hosmer, SD $40,885

Houghton, SD $40,918

Hoven, SD $40,773

Ipswich, SD $40,927

Java, SD $40,748

Langford, SD $40,978

Lebanon, SD $40,572

Watertown, SD $41,166

Arlington, SD $41,056

Astoria, SD $41,122

Badger, SD $41,128

Big Stone City, SD $41,188

Bradley, SD $41,043

Brandt, SD $41,094

Bristol, SD $41,010

Bruce, SD $41,049

Bryant, SD $41,108

Castlewood, SD $41,083

Claire City, SD $41,145

Clark, SD $41,113

Clear Lake, SD $41,098

Corona, SD $41,146

De Smet, SD $41,092

Eden, SD $41,019

Erwin, SD $41,066

Estelline, SD $41,076

Florence, SD $41,063

Garden City, SD $41,070

Gary, SD $41,124

Goodwin, SD $41,046

Grenville, SD $41,008

Hayti, SD $41,099

Hazel, SD $41,080

Henry, SD $41,081

Kranzburg, SD $41,234

Labolt, SD $41,050

Lake City, SD $41,087

Lake Norden, SD $41,118

Lake Preston, SD $41,079

Marvin, SD $41,006

Milbank, SD $41,181

New Effington, SD $41,233

Ortley, SD $41,015

Peever, SD $41,070

Raymond, SD $41,090

Revillo, SD $41,075

Rosholt, SD $41,223

Roslyn, SD $41,000

Sisseton, SD $41,095

South Shore, SD $41,018

Stockholm, SD $41,019

Strandburg, SD $41,014

Summit, SD $41,017

Toronto, SD $41,078

Twin Brooks, SD $41,003

Veblen, SD $41,166

AODS Counselor II Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For AODS Counselor II roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, AODS Counselor positions in Chemicals typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view AODS Counselor II as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an AODS Counselor II

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$44,411	$21.0	10%

AODS Counselor II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AODS Counselor II'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.

$36,598

Average $40,374/year

$44,840

$3,050

Average $3,364/month

$3,737

$704

Average $776/week

$862

$18

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$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$44,840	$3,737	$862	$22
Average	$40,374	$3,364	$776	$19
25th Percentile	$36,598	$3,050	$704	$18

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