The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mental health counselors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $31,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,820.
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 | $47,040 | -4.17% | 19.24% |
| 2015 | $49,000 | 13.98% | - |
| 2014 | $42,150 | 0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $41,790 | 9.09% | - |
| 2012 | $37,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,040 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 57.2 percent (57.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.