The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $28,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,030.
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 | $51,120 | 21.48% | 3.62% |
| 2015 | $40,140 | -1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $40,790 | -4.44% | - |
| 2013 | $42,600 | -15.66% | - |
| 2012 | $49,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,120 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 45.5 percent (45.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.