Counselors, All Other salary
The median pay for counselors, all other in the United States is $50,860 a year. About 28,580 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,240
- 25th percentile
- $43,680
- Median percentile
- $50,860
- 75th percentile
- $66,520
- 90th percentile
- $91,940
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $93,720
- Utah $93,530
- Georgia $79,490
- Oregon $78,750
- Virginia $76,450
- New Jersey $73,360
- Wisconsin $71,390
- North Dakota $69,860
- Washington $69,530
- Colorado $66,680
- Hawaii $65,470
- Maine $62,190
- Iowa $61,080
- Arizona $59,910
- Pennsylvania $59,160
- New York $58,500
- Massachusetts $58,240
- Vermont $56,220
- South Carolina $55,140
- Texas $54,450
- Mississippi $54,090
- Connecticut $53,310
- Tennessee $51,900
- Illinois $49,360
- Arkansas $49,310
- California $48,850
- Louisiana $47,830
- New Hampshire $47,770
- Minnesota $47,740
- Alabama $47,580
- Maryland $46,840
- Florida $45,880
- Ohio $45,840
- Nevada $45,440
- Indiana $45,360
- Alaska $45,060
- West Virginia $44,810
- Missouri $43,680
- Kentucky $40,230
- Montana $39,260
- Michigan $37,390
By metro area
- Trenton, NJ $107,330
- Ogden, UT $93,180
- San Luis Obispo, CA $91,940
- San Jose, CA $83,930
- Atlanta, GA $79,490
- Portland, OR $78,740
- Denver, CO $77,000
- Des Moines, IA $73,380
- Harrisburg, PA $71,970
- Seattle, WA $71,650
- Washington, DC $70,610
- Madison, WI $70,300
- Salt Lake City, UT $69,780
- Colorado Springs, CO $66,910
- Columbus, GA $65,540
- Lubbock, TX $65,520
- Scranton, PA $64,500
- Burlington, VT $64,280
- New York, NY $63,300
- Midland, TX $62,990
- Kansas City, MO $62,170
- Santa Maria, CA $61,620
- Lexington Park, MD $60,350
- Vallejo, CA $60,280
- Tyler, TX $60,180
- Virginia Beach, VA $60,010
- San Antonio, TX $59,430
- Boston, MA $58,250
- Hagerstown, MD $57,470
- Phoenix, AZ $56,690
- Shreveport, LA $55,970
- Santa Rosa, CA $55,120
- San Francisco, CA $54,820
- Milwaukee, WI $54,770
- Lafayette, LA $54,570
- Houston, TX $54,450
- Austin, TX $54,240
- Chattanooga, TN $53,110
- Raleigh, NC $52,920
- Jackson, TN $52,880
- Johnson City, TN $52,880
- Knoxville, TN $52,880
- Dallas, TX $52,340
- Philadelphia, PA $52,300
- Cleveland, OH $52,140
- Corpus Christi, TX $52,090
- Orlando, FL $51,540
- Beaumont, TX $51,260
- Slidell, LA $51,200
- Monroe, LA $49,740
- Memphis, TN $49,600
- Houma, LA $49,390
- Alexandria, LA $49,220
- Los Angeles, CA $48,830
- New Orleans, LA $48,620
- Santa Cruz, CA $48,620
- Baton Rouge, LA $48,460
- St. Louis, MO $48,290
- Salinas, CA $48,200
- San Diego, CA $47,970
- Minneapolis, MN $47,920
- Sacramento, CA $47,920
- Modesto, CA $47,360
- Huntington, WV $47,340
- Visalia, CA $47,280
- Columbus, OH $46,930
- Buffalo, NY $46,640
- Killeen, TX $46,460
- Riverside, CA $46,190
- Hammond, LA $46,000
- Lake Charles, LA $46,000
- Allentown, PA $45,970
- Nashville, TN $45,870
- Baltimore, MD $45,210
- Fresno, CA $45,180
- Jacksonville, FL $44,940
- Charleston, WV $44,700
- McAllen, TX $44,590
- Gainesville, FL $43,780
- Tallahassee, FL $43,720
- El Paso, TX $43,320
- Pittsburgh, PA $43,100
- Bakersfield, CA $42,790
- Tampa, FL $41,560
- Duluth, MN $40,790
- Ann Arbor, MI $40,270
- Athens, GA $39,950
- Detroit, MI $37,390
- Yuba City, CA $35,640
- Toledo, OH $34,420