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Mental Health Counselors Salary in the Industry of Educational Services - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of mental health counselors in the industry of educational services - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare mental health counselors salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,630
25th Percentile Wage
$31,490
50th Percentile Wage
$44,130
75th Percentile Wage
$57,040
90th Percentile Wage
$70,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for mental health counselors in the industry of educational services - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) mental health counselors is $70,860. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $44,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent mental health counselors is $26,630.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors in the industry of Educational Services - Privately owned from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$44,130
-5.08% 0.11%
2015
$46,370
5.18% -
2014
$43,970
-9.05% -
2013
$47,950
8.07% -
2012
$44,080
- -

Table 3. Compare Mental Health Counselors Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector