SOC 21-1019 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Counselors, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$50,860

U.S. median hourly wage$24.45

U.S. employment28,580

Nationally, counselors, all other earned a median of $50,860 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 28,580 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Counselors, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$93,720	$45.06	90	0.1
Utah	$93,530	$44.97	150	0.1
Georgia	$79,490	$38.22	760	0.2
Oregon	$78,750	$37.86	120	0.1
Virginia	$76,450	$36.75	470	0.1
New Jersey	$73,360	$35.27	810	0.2
Wisconsin	$71,390	$34.32	440	0.2
North Dakota	$69,860	$33.59	80	0.2
Washington	$69,530	$33.43	120	0.0
Colorado	$66,680	$32.06	370	0.1
Hawaii	$65,470	$31.48	70	0.1
Maine	$62,190	$29.90	60	0.1
Iowa	$61,080	$29.36	90	0.1
Arizona	$59,910	$28.81	110	0.0
Pennsylvania	$59,160	$28.44	1,330	0.2
New York	$58,500	$28.13	470	0.0
Massachusetts	$58,240	$28.00	140	0.0
Vermont	$56,220	$27.03	150	0.5
South Carolina	$55,140	$26.51	60	0.0
Texas	$54,450	$26.18	2,550	0.2
Mississippi	$54,090	$26.00	40	0.0
Connecticut	$53,310	$25.63	60	0.0
North Carolina	$52,280	$25.14	Not published	Not published
Tennessee	$51,900	$24.95	740	0.2
Illinois	$49,360	$23.73	760	0.1
Arkansas	$49,310	$23.71	110	0.1
Delaware	$48,990	$23.55	Not published	Not published
California	$48,850	$23.49	10,770	0.6
Louisiana	$47,830	$23.00	1,510	0.8
New Hampshire	$47,770	$22.96	100	0.2
Minnesota	$47,740	$22.95	650	0.2
Alabama	$47,580	$22.88	120	0.1
Maryland	$46,840	$22.52	1,750	0.6
Florida	$45,880	$22.06	1,230	0.1
Ohio	$45,840	$22.04	330	0.1
Nevada	$45,440	$21.84	280	0.2
Indiana	$45,360	$21.81	70	0.0
Alaska	$45,060	$21.67	70	0.2
West Virginia	$44,810	$21.55	220	0.3
Missouri	$43,680	$21.00	130	0.0
Nebraska	$40,530	$19.49	Not published	Not published
Kentucky	$40,230	$19.34	70	0.0
Montana	$39,260	$18.88	110	0.2
Puerto Rico	$38,400	$18.46	30	0.0
Michigan	$37,390	$17.97	470	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 101 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Counselors, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$107,330	$51.60	130	0.5
Richmond, VA	$98,850	$47.52	Not published	Not published
Ogden, UT	$93,180	$44.80	40	0.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$91,940	$44.20	100	0.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$83,930	$40.35	550	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$79,490	$38.22	440	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$78,740	$37.86	70	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$77,000	$37.02	140	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$73,380	$35.28	30	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$71,970	$34.60	110	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$71,650	$34.45	50	0.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$70,610	$33.95	540	0.2
Madison, WI	$70,300	$33.80	90	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$69,780	$33.55	50	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$66,910	$32.17	50	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$66,140	$31.80	Not published	Not published
Columbus, GA-AL	$65,540	$31.51	40	0.4
Lubbock, TX	$65,520	$31.50	40	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$64,500	$31.01	70	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$64,280	$30.91	90	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$63,300	$30.43	820	0.1
Midland, TX	$62,990	$30.28	40	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$62,170	$29.89	40	0.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$61,620	$29.62	110	0.5
Lexington Park, MD	$60,350	$29.01	40	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$60,280	$28.98	90	0.6
Tyler, TX	$60,180	$28.93	40	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$60,010	$28.85	150	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$59,990	$28.84	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$59,430	$28.57	210	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$58,250	$28.00	110	0.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$57,470	$27.63	60	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$57,030	$27.42	Not published	Not published
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,690	$27.25	90	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$56,350	$27.09	Not published	Not published
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$55,970	$26.91	100	0.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$55,120	$26.50	180	0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$54,820	$26.36	1,260	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$54,770	$26.33	90	0.1
Lafayette, LA	$54,570	$26.24	40	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$54,450	$26.18	620	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$54,240	$26.08	270	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$53,110	$25.53	50	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$52,920	$25.44	70	0.1
Jackson, TN	$52,880	$25.42	50	0.6
Johnson City, TN	$52,880	$25.42	40	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$52,880	$25.42	80	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,340	$25.16	610	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$52,300	$25.14	540	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$52,140	$25.07	70	0.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$52,090	$25.04	30	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$51,540	$24.78	90	0.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$51,260	$24.65	30	0.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$51,200	$24.62	40	0.4
Monroe, LA	$49,740	$23.92	110	1.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,600	$23.85	130	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$49,390	$23.75	80	1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,320	$23.71	Not published	Not published
Alexandria, LA	$49,220	$23.67	110	1.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,830	$23.48	4,170	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$48,620	$23.38	280	0.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$48,620	$23.38	50	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,460	$23.30	260	0.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$48,290	$23.22	60	0.0
Salinas, CA	$48,200	$23.17	230	1.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,970	$23.06	610	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,920	$23.04	480	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$47,920	$23.04	600	0.6
Modesto, CA	$47,360	$22.77	70	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$47,340	$22.76	30	0.2
Visalia, CA	$47,280	$22.73	460	2.7
Columbus, OH	$46,930	$22.56	50	0.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,640	$22.42	40	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$46,460	$22.34	30	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,190	$22.21	910	0.5
Hammond, LA	$46,000	$22.12	90	1.9
Lake Charles, LA	$46,000	$22.12	70	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$45,970	$22.10	40	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,880	$22.06	Not published	Not published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$45,870	$22.05	250	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$45,440	$21.84	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,210	$21.74	1,190	0.9
Fresno, CA	$45,180	$21.72	340	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$44,940	$21.61	80	0.1
Charleston, WV	$44,700	$21.49	40	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$44,590	$21.44	130	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$43,780	$21.05	30	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$43,720	$21.02	250	1.3
El Paso, TX	$43,320	$20.83	90	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$43,100	$20.72	260	0.2
Boulder, CO	$43,050	$20.70	Not published	Not published
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$42,790	$20.57	140	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$41,560	$19.98	140	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$40,790	$19.61	30	0.2
Reno, NV	$40,450	$19.45	Not published	Not published
Ann Arbor, MI	$40,270	$19.36	40	0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$39,950	$19.21	40	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$37,390	$17.97	290	0.2
Yuba City, CA	$35,640	$17.13	30	0.6
Toledo, OH	$34,420	$16.55	30	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	Not published	Not published	50	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.