Highest-paying Cities for Mental Health Counselors

The top 100 highest paying cities for mental health 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 mental health counselors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,660, Napa, California is the highest paying city for mental health counselors. It is followed by Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska (average annual salary $73,510). 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 mental health counselors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Mental Health Counselors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Napa, California	$78,660	$38,200	70
2	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$73,510	$46,350	40
3	Bend, Oregon	$68,490	$30,980	50
4	Anchorage, Alaska	$66,940	$50,500	300
5	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$66,870	$34,550	30
6	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$64,980	$42,550	70
7	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$64,800	$36,400	40
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$64,640	$44,060	130
9	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$64,030	$31,450	140
10	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	$63,960	$50,130	50
11	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$63,150	$41,210	50
12	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$62,910	$33,600	120
13	Waterbury, Connecticut	$62,460	$29,430	130
14	Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$61,540	$48,710	n/a
15	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$61,420	$46,710	70
16	Columbia, Missouri	$60,520	$36,380	40
17	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$60,070	$45,780	50
18	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$59,120	$34,580	90
19	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$58,740	$43,310	30
20	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$58,710	$37,450	300
21	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	$58,550	$41,710	n/a
22	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$58,390	$37,800	70
23	Kingston, New York	$58,290	$35,120	100
24	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$58,120	$43,260	40
25	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$57,580	$42,080	150
26	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$57,080	$36,050	110
27	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$56,560	$27,530	120
28	Salt Lake City, Utah	$56,200	$38,260	480
29	Decatur, Alabama	$56,050	$35,050	40
30	Janesville, Wisconsin	$55,810	$33,400	80
31	Casper, Wyoming	$55,540	$43,660	30
32	Peabody, Massachusetts	$55,120	$34,450	210
33	Provo-Orem, Utah	$55,090	$37,970	230
34	Bellingham, Washington	$54,920	$35,510	60
35	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$54,340	$26,610	30
36	Fairbanks, Alaska	$54,320	$35,910	170
37	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$54,220	$28,410	40
38	Longview, Washington	$54,200	$33,790	50
39	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$54,100	$42,140	30
40	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$54,030	$35,840	100
41	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$54,030	$39,740	850
42	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$54,030	$34,700	160
43	Bay City, Michigan	$53,790	$40,820	80
44	Merced, California	$53,750	$41,540	50
45	Bangor, Maine	$53,420	$34,860	90
46	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$53,340	$31,950	60
47	Charlottesville, Virginia	$53,100	$31,310	170
48	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$52,940	$37,300	150
49	Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan	$52,400	$39,310	70
50	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$52,240	$41,320	150
51	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$52,200	$36,200	90
52	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$51,990	$35,720	50
53	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$51,860	$41,330	80
54	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$51,780	$32,900	200
55	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$51,760	$30,760	100
56	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$51,740	$22,420	220
57	Camden, New Jersey	$51,610	$35,450	550
58	Boulder, Colorado	$51,440	$29,640	360
59	Modesto, California	$51,390	$28,830	210
60	Honolulu, Hawaii	$51,300	$28,540	200
61	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$51,120	$28,030	80
62	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$51,050	$22,590	800
63	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,960	$33,240	2,100
64	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$50,940	$32,970	230
65	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,810	$41,430	70
66	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$50,710	$33,940	720
67	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$50,700	$34,900	n/a
68	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,540	$30,530	990
69	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$50,500	$35,580	100
70	Kokomo, Indiana	$50,490	$29,080	40
71	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$50,430	$34,140	1,940
72	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$50,410	$28,470	580
73	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,200	$37,010	50
74	Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$50,150	$31,810	n/a
75	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$50,090	$41,510	230
76	Olympia, Washington	$49,920	$39,940	140
77	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$49,910	$35,400	200
78	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$49,840	$27,200	3,850
79	Tacoma, Washington	$49,680	$33,380	630
80	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$49,660	$34,390	170
81	Cumberland, West Virginia	$49,640	$19,950	40
82	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$49,610	$26,800	4,310
83	South Western Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$49,580	$29,340	30
84	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$49,490	$36,140	90
85	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$49,460	$34,480	130
86	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$49,340	$36,310	110
87	Nashua, New Hampshire	$49,290	$37,080	110
88	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$49,260	$32,170	150
89	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$49,240	$36,280	500
90	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$49,200	$40,030	110
91	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$49,080	$33,780	390
92	Owensboro, Kentucky	$48,970	$32,000	120
93	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$48,910	$34,680	60
94	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$48,900	$25,600	190
95	Montgomery, Alabama	$48,870	$39,180	130
96	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$48,850	$36,480	40
97	Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana	$48,840	$32,170	50
98	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$48,820	$36,560	70
99	Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$48,810	$46,460	70
100	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$48,790	$32,070	110

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for mental health counselors.