The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health counselors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $40,240 | 9.27% | 8.25% |
| 2015 | $36,510 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $35,620 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $35,740 | -3.30% | - |
| 2012 | $36,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,240 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Peabody | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |