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

Ohio Mental Health Counselors salaries are 3% above the US national median of $42,840 per year.

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

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Ohio range from $31,810 (10th percentile) to $65,090 (90th percentile) per year, per 2016 BLS OEWS data.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Ohio

SOC 21-1014 · State · 2016 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Ohio is $44,130 per year as of 2016. That works out to roughly $21.22 per hour. This is 3% above the national median of $42,840. 4,750 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Ohio. Wages have grown 3% since 2014, when the median was $42,780.

Median Annual Salary

$44,130

Mean Annual

$46,360

Median Hourly

$21.22

Total Employed

4,750

Location Quotient

0.89

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$32k

10th

$37k

25th

$44k

Median

$54k

75th

$65k

90th

How This Compares

Ohio

$44,130

this metro

United States

$42,840

you earn +3% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2016	$44,130	$46,360	4,750
2015	$43,270	$45,900	4,410
2014	$42,780	$46,160	3,760

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Healthcare Social Workers	$54,710
Health Education Specialists	$54,370
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$52,640
Marriage and Family Therapists	$48,490
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$47,480
Social Workers, All Other	$44,810

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