Highest-paying Cities for Genetic Counselors

The top 53 highest paying cities for genetic counselors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of genetic counselors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $141,940, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for genetic counselors. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $138,750). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of genetic counselors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest-paying cities/areas for Genetic Counselors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$141,940	$112,990	100
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$138,750	$102,020	40
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$136,210	$113,630	60
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$116,850	$84,400	60
5	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$113,390	$84,230	50
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$109,580	$83,800	30
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$108,210	$81,590	130
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$105,580	$79,690	40
9	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$101,440	$53,050	50
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$99,540	$48,670	270
11	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$98,710	$86,870	30
12	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$98,560	$79,140	60
13	Grand Junction, Colorado	$98,030	$98,030	n/a
14	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$97,960	$96,190	40
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$96,780	$83,350	80
16	Kansas City, Missouri	$96,050	$65,050	40
17	St Louis, Missouri	$94,550	$65,710	60
18	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$92,520	$84,420	40
19	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$91,050	$54,010	80
20	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$90,230	$85,720	n/a
21	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$89,810	$70,580	n/a
22	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$89,390	$55,960	100
23	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$88,820	$54,680	n/a
24	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$88,280	$86,110	100
25	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$87,590	$61,430	50
26	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$87,340	$78,870	50
27	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$87,170	$74,600	30
28	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$86,450	$77,030	50
29	Salt Lake City, Utah	$85,480	$41,440	50
30	Madison, Wisconsin	$84,520	$78,970	40
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$83,460	$34,910	300
32	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$82,840	$53,510	70
33	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$82,750	$46,210	140
34	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$82,240	$66,970	40
35	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$80,250	$74,980	30
36	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$79,830	$56,610	40
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$79,340	$63,010	70
38	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$79,090	$60,760	50
39	Memphis, Tennessee	$78,670	$62,010	30
40	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$78,270	$64,630	50
41	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$77,980	$64,930	40
42	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$77,290	$70,800	110
43	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$76,820	$58,070	150
44	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$76,790	$57,260	n/a
45	Columbus, Ohio	$76,030	$52,600	30
46	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$75,830	$66,280	30
47	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$75,040	$29,240	30
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$74,210	$52,530	50
49	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$74,040	$66,000	n/a
50	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$72,530	$58,540	40
51	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$70,510	$31,770	n/a
52	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$55,590	$40,870	70
53	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$30,800	$26,260	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for genetic counselors.