The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $32,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,470.
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 | $39,530 | -5.01% | 3.11% |
| 2015 | $41,510 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $40,670 | 5.46% | - |
| 2013 | $38,450 | 0.39% | - |
| 2012 | $38,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,530 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.