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

Montana Mental Health Counselors salaries are 13% below the US national median of $42,840 per year.

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

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Montana range from $25,690 (10th percentile) to $55,530 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Montana

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Montana is $37,080 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $17.83 per hour. This is 13% below the national median of $42,840. 1,030 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Montana. Wages have grown 30% since 2014, when the median was $28,430.

Median Annual Salary

$37,080

Mean Annual

$40,210

Median Hourly

$17.83

Total Employed

1,030

Location Quotient

2.28

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$26k

10th

$30k

25th

$37k

Median

$46k

75th

$56k

90th

How This Compares

Montana

$37,080

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn -13% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$37,080	$40,210	1,030
2015	$33,270	$34,730	1,140
2014	$28,430	$31,350	1,180

Related Community and Social Service Occupations Jobs in Montana

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$47,050
Healthcare Social Workers	$45,200
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	$43,380
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$41,950
Health Education Specialists	$41,870
Clergy	$40,740

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