The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $27,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,320.
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 | $37,970 | 9.74% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $34,270 | 0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $34,050 | -1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $34,530 | -9.96% | - |
| 2012 | $37,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,970 in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 24.3 percent (24.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 29.8 percent (29.8%) 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 |