Genetic Counselors · SOC 29-9092

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Genetic Counselorss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for genetic counselors. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (1 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 19 of 19 metro areas

Genetic Counselors: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$177,990	120	0.1
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$165,920	80	0.1
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$120,560	130	0.0
4	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$109,130	390	0.0
5	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$106,010	130	0.0
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$102,920	80	0.0
7	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$102,710	40	0.0
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,010	80	0.0
9	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$101,390	Not published	Not published
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$100,380	80	0.0
11	Pittsburgh, PA	$99,030	100	0.1
12	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$98,660	Not published	Not published
13	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$98,430	50	0.1
14	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$97,240	180	0.1
15	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$97,060	50	0.0
16	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$95,880	80	0.0
17	Madison, WI	$89,600	40	0.1
18	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$89,190	40	0.0
19	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$82,230	40	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Genetic Counselors overview.

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.