Counselor Salaries in the United States
How much does a Counselor make in the United States?
Counselors earn $30,000 annually on average, or $14 per hour, which is 75% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Counselors work for Los Angeles Unified School District at $78,000 annually while the lowest paid Counselors work for After School Programs earning approximately $17,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$34K Youth Villages' Average Counselor Salary (4 salaries)
+$4K (12%) more than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
+$3K (9%) more than average Youth Villages salary ($31K)
-$6K (19%) less than average Youth Villages Counselor salary ($34K)
"You can never make enough babysitting kids all day"
$45K
Youth Villages Counselor
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+$11K (27%) more than average Youth Villages Counselor salary ($34K)
$24K
Youth Villages Counselor
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-$10K (34%) less than average Youth Villages Counselor salary ($34K)
$24K Mille Lacs Academy's Average Counselor Salary (2 salaries)
-$6K (22%) less than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
-$6K (22%) less than average Mille Lacs Academy salary ($30K)
+$4K (15%) more than average Mille Lacs Academy Counselor salary ($24K)
"I thought that pay was fair but could definitely be more. I know that the Executive Director was trying to get raises for everyone and we appreciated it."
$20K
Mille Lacs Academy Counselor
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-$4K (18%) less than average Mille Lacs Academy Counselor salary ($24K)
$65K Gardens of Paradise's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
+$35K (73%) more than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
Equal to average Gardens of Paradise salary ($65K)
Equal to average Gardens of Paradise Counselor salary ($65K)
"No, I am not underpaid, but as on-call counselor, I do not work full time as I would like to."
$48K The LASIK Vision Institute's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
+$18K (46%) more than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
-$3K (6%) less than average The LASIK Vision Institute salary ($51K)
Equal to average The LASIK Vision Institute Counselor salary ($48K)
"very good"
$45K Saint Leo University's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
+$15K (40%) more than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
+$9K (22%) more than average Saint Leo University salary ($36K)
Equal to average Saint Leo University Counselor salary ($45K)
"I feel that the salary aligns with the budget that the university allocates to the department."
$19K Camp Nebagamon's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
-$11K (44%) less than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
Equal to average Camp Nebagamon salary ($19K)
$19K
Camp Nebagamon Counselor
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Equal to average Camp Nebagamon Counselor salary ($19K)
"I don't feel like I was underpaid, especially just for a summer job. The salary also came with food every day and a place to sleep at night so all the money I made went directly to me."
$15K Pine Cove's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
-$15K (66%) less than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
-$1K (6%) less than average Pine Cove salary ($16K)
Equal to average Pine Cove Counselor salary ($15K)
"The pay at Pine Cove is not a lot but you do get boarding and food for free while you work. When you're working for the Lord, money isn't what you are worried about it. You're focused on loving kids and telling them about Jesus."
$15K The YMCA's Average Counselor Salary (1 salaries)
-$15K (66%) less than national average Counselor salary ($30K)
Equal to average The YMCA salary ($15K)
Equal to average The YMCA Counselor salary ($15K)
"The hourly pay for the job is the average salary in Mississippi. There are other positions that offer more pay at the company. For the job that is performed and the hours worked the pay is sufficient."
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