The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $28,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,820.
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 | $43,960 | -0.34% | 11.85% |
| 2015 | $44,110 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $43,730 | 16.03% | - |
| 2013 | $36,720 | -5.53% | - |
| 2012 | $38,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,960 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 44.1 percent (44.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Napa and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.