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Rehabilitation Counselors salary in Houston, TX

The median rehabilitation counselors in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $50,990 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,596 a month.

10th percentile
$30,070
25th percentile
$35,670
Median percentile
$50,990
75th percentile
$59,770
90th percentile
$67,400

Based on 300 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$43,150 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,990
Federal income tax−$3,939
Social Security + Medicare−$3,901
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,596
Every two weeks$1,660

Does it go far here?

$51,699Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All rehabilitation counselors salaries · Take-home pay in Texas