The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $30,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,710.
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 | $44,590 | 4.91% | -4.84% |
| 2015 | $42,400 | -3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $43,870 | -4.86% | - |
| 2013 | $46,000 | -1.63% | - |
| 2012 | $46,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,590 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol |