The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $19,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,090.
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 | $38,330 | 7.30% | 7.98% |
| 2015 | $35,530 | -7.60% | - |
| 2014 | $38,230 | 9.31% | - |
| 2013 | $34,670 | -1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $35,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,330 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.