The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach 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 | $27,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,720.
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 | $41,420 | 10.31% | 1.81% |
| 2015 | $37,150 | -10.52% | - |
| 2014 | $41,060 | 11.40% | - |
| 2013 | $36,380 | -11.79% | - |
| 2012 | $40,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,420 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 17.8 percent (17.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 26.3 percent (26.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.