The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $37,690 | -0.98% | 1.49% |
| 2015 | $38,060 | -0.45% | - |
| 2014 | $38,230 | -5.13% | - |
| 2013 | $40,190 | 7.61% | - |
| 2012 | $37,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,690 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 52.1 percent (52.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.