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Mental Health Counselors Salary in Manchester, New Hampshire

The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Manchester, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health counselors in Manchester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mental Health Counselors in Manchester, New Hampshire

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,880
25th Percentile Wage
$35,600
50th Percentile Wage
$44,960
75th Percentile Wage
$60,120
90th Percentile Wage
$87,190

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Manchester, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $87,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health counselors from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$44,960
-0.13% 5.12%
2015
$45,020
2.93% -
2014
$43,700
4.26% -
2013
$41,840
-1.96% -
2012
$42,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health Counselors Salary in Manchester with Other New Hampshire Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,960 in Manchester is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Manchester is 24.0 percent (24.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portsmouth and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rochester-Dover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Portsmouth
$59,120
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford
$51,740
Nashua
$49,290
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury
$45,530
Manchester
$44,960
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$43,720
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$43,330
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$43,300
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area
$41,670
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem
$35,420
Rochester-Dover
$29,190

See also: Top paying jobs in Manchester, New Hampshire.