The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health counselors in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 | $27,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,600.
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 | $45,110 | 0.75% | 14.05% |
| 2015 | $44,770 | 4.18% | - |
| 2014 | $42,900 | 15.36% | - |
| 2013 | $36,310 | -6.77% | - |
| 2012 | $38,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,110 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.