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

New York Mental Health Counselors salaries are 11% below the US national median of $42,840 per year.

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

Mental Health Counselors salaries in New York range from $25,200 (10th percentile) to $64,210 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in New York

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in New York is $38,030 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $18.28 per hour. This is 11% below the national median of $42,840. 6,970 people work as Mental Health Counselors in New York. Wages have declined 1% since 2014, when the median was $38,550.

Median Annual Salary

$38,030

Mean Annual

$42,070

Median Hourly

$18.28

Total Employed

6,970

Location Quotient

0.77

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$25k

10th

$30k

25th

$38k

Median

$50k

75th

$64k

90th

How This Compares

New York

$38,030

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn -11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$38,030	$42,070	6,970
2015	$39,780	$42,620	5,890
2014	$38,550	$41,700	5,690

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Healthcare Social Workers	$58,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$53,370
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