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

Louisiana Mental Health Counselors salaries are 17% below the US national median of $42,840 per year.

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

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Louisiana range from $21,480 (10th percentile) to $50,920 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Louisiana

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana is $35,380 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $17.01 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $42,840. 2,310 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana. Wages have grown 10% since 2014, when the median was $32,050.

Median Annual Salary

$35,380

Mean Annual

$36,020

Median Hourly

$17.01

Total Employed

2,310

Location Quotient

1.21

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$21k

10th

$27k

25th

$35k

Median

$43k

75th

$51k

90th

How This Compares

Louisiana

$35,380

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$35,380	$36,020	2,310
2015	$33,190	$34,300	2,190
2014	$32,050	$32,480	1,820

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Healthcare Social Workers	$46,480
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