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

Minnesota Mental Health Counselors salaries are 9% above the US national median of $42,840 per year.

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

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Minnesota range from $33,310 (10th percentile) to $70,970 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Minnesota

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Minnesota is $46,580 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $22.39 per hour. This is 9% above the national median of $42,840. 4,140 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Minnesota. Wages have grown 5% since 2014, when the median was $44,180.

Median Annual Salary

$46,580

Mean Annual

$48,790

Median Hourly

$22.39

Total Employed

4,140

Location Quotient

1.48

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$33k

10th

$39k

25th

$47k

Median

$57k

75th

$71k

90th

How This Compares

Minnesota

$46,580

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn +9% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$46,580	$48,790	4,140
2015	$44,680	$46,400	3,640
2014	$44,180	$46,550	3,030

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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$62,370
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$54,360
Social Workers, All Other	$53,450
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$52,820
Health Education Specialists	$49,790

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