Genetic Counselor salary
What a genetic counselor actually earns, from 99 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
What the number means
A genetic counselor earns a blended US median near 82,378 dollars, with the typical middle running from 69,228 dollars to 98,151 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 21 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is social worker, at 51 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
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Quick answers
How much does a genetic counselor make?
The blended US median is about 82,378 dollars, with a typical range from 69,228 dollars to 98,151 dollars.
Is genetic counselor a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a genetic counselor move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is social worker, at 51 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 29-9092. Live corpus 99 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.