The annual salary statistics of mental health counselors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mental health counselors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $28,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health counselors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,290.
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 | $42,050 | 4.00% | -4.61% |
| 2015 | $40,370 | -5.28% | - |
| 2014 | $42,500 | -0.31% | - |
| 2013 | $42,630 | -3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $43,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,050 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for mental health counselors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of mental health counselors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 35.1 percent (35.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.