The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $25,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,610.
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 | $29,780 | -17.90% | -1.11% |
| 2015 | $35,110 | 3.96% | - |
| 2014 | $33,720 | -13.29% | - |
| 2013 | $38,200 | 21.18% | - |
| 2012 | $30,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,780, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the lowest paying city for mental health counselors in state of New York, following city of Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (median annual salary of $64,030). Compared with the highest paying city Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, the median annual salary of mental health counselors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 53.5 percent (53.5%) lower.