The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley 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 | $26,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,360.
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 | $31,590 | 3.83% | -17.60% |
| 2015 | $30,380 | -9.22% | - |
| 2014 | $33,180 | -4.52% | - |
| 2013 | $34,680 | -7.12% | - |
| 2012 | $37,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,590 in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Greenville-Mauldin-Easley is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Anderson | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Florence | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Columbia |