How does Mental Health Counselors pay in Illinois compare to the national average?

Illinois Mental Health Counselors salaries are 10% below the US national median of $42,840 per year.

What is the salary range for a Mental Health Counselors in Illinois?

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Illinois range from $24,160 (10th percentile) to $68,280 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Illinois

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Illinois is $38,500 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $18.51 per hour. This is 10% below the national median of $42,840. 5,150 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Illinois. Wages have grown 2% since 2014, when the median was $37,790.

Median Annual Salary

$38,500

Mean Annual

$43,380

Median Hourly

$18.51

Total Employed

5,150

Location Quotient

0.88

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$24k

10th

$30k

25th

$39k

Median

$51k

75th

$68k

90th

How This Compares

Illinois

$38,500

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn -10% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$38,500	$43,380	5,150
2015	$37,660	$44,120	5,360
2014	$37,790	$45,270	4,420

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