The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $32,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,300.
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 | $43,610 | 7.82% | 2.36% |
| 2015 | $40,200 | -7.01% | - |
| 2014 | $43,020 | 4.77% | - |
| 2013 | $40,970 | -3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $42,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,610 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 44.6 percent (44.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.