How does Mental Health Counselors pay in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY compare to the national average?

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Mental Health Counselors salaries are 57% above the US national median of $40,850 per year.

Mental Health Counselors Salary in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

Q: What is the salary range for a Mental Health Counselors in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY?

Mental Health Counselors salaries in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY range from $31,450 (10th percentile) to $76,080 (90th percentile) per year, per 2014 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 21-1014 · Metropolitan Area · 2014 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Mental Health Counselors in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY is $64,030 per year as of 2014. That works out to roughly $30.78 per hour. This is 57% above the national median of $40,850. 140 people work as Mental Health Counselors in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY.

Median Annual Salary

$64,030

Mean Annual

$56,120

Median Hourly

$30.78

Total Employed

140

Location Quotient

0.66

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$37k

25th

$64k

Median

$72k

75th

$76k

90th

How This Compares

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY

$64,030

this metro

New York

$38,550

you earn +66% vs state

United States

$40,850

you earn +57% vs US

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