Highest-paying Cities for Rehabilitation Counselors

The top 100 highest paying cities for rehabilitation 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 rehabilitation counselors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $73,620, Utica-Rome, New York is the highest paying city for rehabilitation counselors. It is followed by Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts (average annual salary $70,060). 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 rehabilitation counselors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Utica-Rome, New York	$73,620	$31,390	60
2	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$70,060	$35,320	60
3	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$68,660	$28,400	1,080
4	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$68,620	$30,480	90
5	Camden, New Jersey	$65,070	$46,620	210
6	Longview, Washington	$62,730	$36,600	40
7	Jonesboro, Arkansas	$62,710	$18,540	30
8	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$61,830	$31,040	200
9	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$61,130	$29,180	70
10	Jackson, Michigan	$61,030	$46,030	40
11	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$61,020	$25,310	130
12	Akron, Ohio	$60,770	$35,450	180
13	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$60,570	$23,040	90
14	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,840	$53,370	80
15	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$59,240	$31,920	80
16	Albany, Oregon	$59,040	$49,870	60
17	Anchorage, Alaska	$58,240	$38,260	60
18	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$57,510	$31,140	250
19	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$56,680	$34,140	40
20	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$56,520	$31,410	60
21	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$56,180	$26,120	90
22	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,280	$24,130	80
23	Montgomery, Alabama	$54,770	$32,780	80
24	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$54,630	$34,490	50
25	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$54,470	$31,200	490
26	Lewiston, Washington	$54,430	$34,120	40
27	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$53,720	$26,490	90
28	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$53,470	$21,270	40
29	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$53,310	$37,620	70
30	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$53,150	$24,260	30
31	Framingham, Massachusetts	$53,030	$34,130	200
32	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$52,950	$34,500	60
33	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$52,510	$37,020	30
34	Boulder, Colorado	$52,500	$36,590	40
35	Erie, Pennsylvania	$52,430	$27,160	70
36	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$52,420	$34,710	80
37	Pocatello, Idaho	$52,370	$29,140	70
38	Greeley, Colorado	$52,110	$31,430	30
39	Salem, Oregon	$51,820	$32,260	270
40	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$51,560	$35,730	4,570
41	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$51,220	$37,960	140
42	Carbondale-Marion, Illinois	$51,170	$37,430	30
43	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$51,080	$23,190	40
44	Olympia, Washington	$51,080	$37,460	300
45	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$51,040	$31,440	90
46	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$50,990	$33,520	80
47	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$50,710	$34,390	280
48	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$50,630	$32,050	210
49	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$50,550	$30,120	40
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,540	$38,650	320
51	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$50,240	$40,230	80
52	Merced, California	$49,920	$30,500	110
53	Rochester, Minnesota	$49,890	$36,360	110
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$49,860	$32,510	160
55	Salt Lake City, Utah	$49,820	$37,800	240
56	Mansfield, Ohio	$49,630	$33,490	40
57	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,540	$38,350	100
58	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,320	$39,240	2,240
59	El Paso, Texas	$49,260	$31,140	60
60	Springfield, Illinois	$49,210	$32,010	60
61	Cumberland, West Virginia	$49,100	$34,510	90
62	Charlottesville, Virginia	$49,090	$29,770	90
63	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$48,800	$36,130	1,350
64	Mobile, Alabama	$48,760	$34,480	50
65	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$48,730	$37,260	100
66	Springfield, Ohio	$48,700	$28,820	60
67	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$48,260	$34,320	160
68	Grants Pass, Oregon	$48,210	$36,500	40
69	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$48,140	$32,980	90
70	Morgantown, West Virginia	$48,130	$30,190	40
71	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$48,090	$36,820	110
72	Grand Junction, Colorado	$48,040	$30,440	40
73	Binghamton, New York	$48,040	$30,260	50
74	Fargo, North Dakota	$48,030	$31,410	50
75	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$48,020	$28,400	40
76	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$47,960	$37,460	2,190
77	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$47,930	$33,590	540
78	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$47,840	$38,060	100
79	Yakima, Washington	$47,840	$37,070	180
80	St George, Utah	$47,840	$33,000	40
81	Syracuse, New York	$47,830	$32,270	70
82	Rochester, New York	$47,720	$30,050	110
83	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,670	$28,580	110
84	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$47,570	$29,970	50
85	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$47,470	$34,290	30
86	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,450	$37,650	130
87	Medford, Oregon	$47,450	$30,060	100
88	Abilene, Texas	$47,320	$41,000	40
89	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$47,270	$23,030	30
90	Rockford, Illinois	$47,200	$34,500	100
91	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$47,160	$35,990	30
92	Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$47,100	$33,470	50
93	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$47,080	$31,620	80
94	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$47,050	$27,730	40
95	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$46,980	$27,380	60
96	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$46,920	$30,370	50
97	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$46,880	$31,910	2,030
98	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$46,860	$29,620	60
99	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$46,860	$31,620	80
100	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$46,720	$37,540	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for rehabilitation counselors.