The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health counselors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $29,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,990.
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 | $44,860 | 0.45% | 6.40% |
| 2015 | $44,660 | 3.78% | - |
| 2014 | $42,970 | -2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $44,230 | 5.06% | - |
| 2012 | $41,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,860 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 33.6 percent (33.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Kingston | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Binghamton | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| East Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls |