The annual salary statistics of rehabilitation counselors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of rehabilitation counselors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $30,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for rehabilitation counselors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of rehabilitation counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,040 | -5.76% | 39.93% |
| 2021 | $37,060 | 14.06% | - |
| 2020 | $31,850 | 5.37% | - |
| 2019 | $30,140 | 12.81% | - |
| 2018 | $26,280 | 8.52% | - |
| 2017 | $24,040 | 1.25% | - |
| 2016 | $23,740 | 19.04% | - |
| 2014 | $19,220 | -17.74% | - |
| 2013 | $22,630 | 6.98% | - |
| 2012 | $21,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,040 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for rehabilitation counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of rehabilitation counselors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 32.4 percent (32.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.