Genetic Counselors salary
The median pay for genetic counselors in the United States is $100,040 a year. About 3,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $78,270
- 25th percentile
- $88,900
- Median percentile
- $100,040
- 75th percentile
- $116,140
- 90th percentile
- $138,760
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
- California $137,650
- New Jersey $117,750
- New York $107,450
- Colorado $106,100
- Delaware $106,010
- Washington $102,920
- Arizona $102,730
- Florida $102,330
- Minnesota $102,010
- Connecticut $101,640
- Ohio $100,670
- District of Columbia $100,380
- Virginia $99,960
- Kentucky $99,770
- Utah $98,430
- Massachusetts $97,240
- Illinois $95,880
- Pennsylvania $94,930
- Tennessee $94,380
- Maryland $94,050
- South Carolina $93,600
- North Carolina $93,570
- Wisconsin $92,170
- Indiana $89,640
- Michigan $84,970
- Missouri $83,980
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $177,990
- San Jose, CA $165,920
- Los Angeles, CA $120,560
- New York, NY $109,130
- Philadelphia, PA $106,010
- Seattle, WA $102,920
- Phoenix, AZ $102,710
- Minneapolis, MN $102,010
- Washington, DC $100,380
- Pittsburgh, PA $99,030
- Salt Lake City, UT $98,430
- Boston, MA $97,240
- Houston, TX $97,060
- Chicago, IL $95,880
- Madison, WI $89,600
- Baltimore, MD $89,190
- Detroit, MI $82,230