Mental Health Counselor Salaries in the United States
How much does a Mental Health Counselor make in the United States?
Mental Health Counselors earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 67% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Mental Health Counselors work for John Muir Health at $62,000 annually while the lowest paid Mental Health Counselors work for Bestcare earning approximately $17,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$37K Advocate Health Care's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (4 salaries)
+$4K (11%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$8K (19%) less than average Advocate Health Care salary ($45K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Advocate Health Care Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
"People who do this job are NOT in it for the money. That said, I definitely felt that key members of the staff, with seniority (this job has a very high turnover rate) were underpaid."
-$1K (2%) less than average Advocate Health Care Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Advocate Health Care Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
$27K Fred Finch Youth Center's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (10 salaries)
-$6K (20%) less than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$5K (16%) less than average Fred Finch Youth Center salary ($32K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Fred Finch Youth Center Mental Health Counselor salary ($27K)
-$3K (11%) less than average Fred Finch Youth Center Mental Health Counselor salary ($27K)
+$1K (3%) more than average Fred Finch Youth Center Mental Health Counselor salary ($27K)
$32K Alexian Brothers Health System's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (8 salaries)
-$1K (3%) less than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$11K (29%) less than average Alexian Brothers Health System salary ($43K)
+$9K (24%) more than average Alexian Brothers Health System Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
+$8K (22%) more than average Alexian Brothers Health System Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
+$12K (31%) more than average Alexian Brothers Health System Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
$37K Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (8 salaries)
+$4K (11%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$3K (7%) less than average Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System salary ($40K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
-$7K (20%) less than average Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
-$7K (20%) less than average Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System Mental Health Counselor salary ($37K)
$32K Chicago Lakeshore Hospital's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (5 salaries)
-$1K (3%) less than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$12K (31%) less than average Chicago Lakeshore Hospital salary ($44K)
-$4K (13%) less than average Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
+$19K (45%) more than average Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
+$3K (8%) more than average Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($32K)
$52K Prison Health Services' Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (4 salaries)
+$19K (44%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
+$1K (1%) more than average Prison Health Services salary ($51K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Prison Health Services Mental Health Counselor salary ($52K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Prison Health Services Mental Health Counselor salary ($52K)
Equal to average Prison Health Services Mental Health Counselor salary ($52K)
$62K John Muir Health's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (3 salaries)
+$29K (61%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
+$10K (17%) more than average John Muir Health salary ($52K)
+$9K (13%) more than average John Muir Health Mental Health Counselor salary ($62K)
-$11K (19%) less than average John Muir Health Mental Health Counselor salary ($62K)
+$3K (4%) more than average John Muir Health Mental Health Counselor salary ($62K)
$35K Options for Community Living's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (3 salaries)
+$2K (5%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
+$5K (15%) more than average Options for Community Living salary ($30K)
+$5K (13%) more than average Options for Community Living Mental Health Counselor salary ($35K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Options for Community Living Mental Health Counselor salary ($35K)
-$5K (15%) less than average Options for Community Living Mental Health Counselor salary ($35K)
$33K Catholic Charities USA's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (3 salaries)
Equal to national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Catholic Charities USA salary ($35K)
-$3K (9%) less than average Catholic Charities USA Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$9K (31%) less than average Catholic Charities USA Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
+$3K (8%) more than average Catholic Charities USA Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
$34K Mercy Hospital's Average Mental Health Counselor Salary (3 salaries)
+$1K (2%) more than national average Mental Health Counselor salary ($33K)
-$6K (16%) less than average Mercy Hospital salary ($40K)
-$14K (51%) less than average Mercy Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($34K)
-$4K (12%) less than average Mercy Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($34K)
+$4K (11%) more than average Mercy Hospital Mental Health Counselor salary ($34K)
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