The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $23,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,470.
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 | $42,520 | -1.88% | -10.23% |
| 2015 | $43,320 | -27.12% | - |
| 2014 | $55,070 | 13.98% | - |
| 2013 | $47,370 | 1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $46,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,520 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 45.9 percent (45.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.