The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $26,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,410.
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 | $31,680 | -5.56% | 3.41% |
| 2015 | $33,440 | -0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $33,750 | 7.35% | - |
| 2013 | $31,270 | 2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $30,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,680 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 50.5 percent (50.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 6.0 percent (6.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls.