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Mental Health Counselors Salary in the Industry of Offices of Other Health Practitioners

The salary statistics and trend of mental health counselors in the industry of offices of other health practitioners are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare mental health counselors salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,340
25th Percentile Wage
$33,540
50th Percentile Wage
$45,500
75th Percentile Wage
$61,600
90th Percentile Wage
$82,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for mental health counselors in the industry of offices of other health practitioners. 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 $82,140. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $45,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent mental health counselors is $24,340.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors in the industry of Offices of Other Health Practitioners from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$45,500
0.73% 1.21%
2015
$45,170
-2.26% -
2014
$46,190
2.36% -
2013
$45,100
0.33% -
2012
$44,950
- -

Table 3. Compare Mental Health Counselors Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of mental health counselors in 37 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of mental health counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$62,680
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$51,790
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$51,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$51,090
Hospitals - Local government owned
$50,440
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$49,380
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$49,150
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$49,090
Home Health Care Services
$48,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$48,350
Hospitals - State government owned
$47,890
Offices of Physicians
$47,860
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$46,640
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$46,390
Hospitals - Privately owned
$45,930
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$45,900
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$45,550
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$45,500
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$44,280
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$43,680
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$43,630
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$43,090
Outpatient Care Centers
$41,930
Individual and Family Services
$41,720
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$41,650
Social Assistance
$41,140
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$38,870
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$38,280
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$37,440
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$37,170
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$37,050
Other Residential Care Facilities
$36,990
Child Day Care Services
$36,960
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$36,800
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$36,530
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$36,270
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$30,500

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