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Mental Health Counselors Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health counselors in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,880
25th Percentile Wage
$31,950
50th Percentile Wage
$36,760
75th Percentile Wage
$43,940
90th Percentile Wage
$53,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,880.

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
$36,760
-3.89% -7.02%
2015
$38,190
-6.78% -
2014
$40,780
-0.02% -
2013
$40,790
3.55% -
2012
$39,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Mental Health Counselors Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,760 in Syracuse 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 Syracuse is 42.6 percent (42.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 19.0 percent (19.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$64,030
Kingston
$58,290
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$44,860
Glens Falls
$41,450
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,440
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$39,250
Binghamton
$37,300
Syracuse
$36,760
Nassau-Suffolk
$35,620
Rochester
$34,970
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,600
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,950
Utica-Rome
$32,280
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$31,680
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,000
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$29,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.