Therapist / Counselor salary
What a therapist / counselor actually earns, from 575 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.
Switch the market above to see therapist / counselor pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A therapist / counselor earns a blended US median near 95,947 dollars, with the typical middle running from 84,639 dollars to 107,303 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 16% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is social worker, at 66 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open therapist / counselor roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Mental Health Therapist, 1099 - Tennessee, Jackson AreaOctave · Jackson, TNJul 23
- Licensed Mental Health TherapistLifeStance Health · Houston, TXRemoteJul 22
- Virtual Behavioral Health Therapist (LCSW or LPC) - Virginia License RequiredIris Telehealth · United States$75kRemoteJul 22
- Supervisory Recreation TherapistVeterans Health Administration · Queens, New York$105k–$137kJul 21
- Clinical Admissions Therapist (Nevada)Charliehealth · Remote, United States$60kRemoteJul 21
- Clinical Admissions Therapist (South Carolina)Charliehealth · Remote, United States$60kRemoteJul 21
By country
- United States$84,639 – $107,303 · median $95,947
- United Kingdom$53,160 – $68,999 · median $62,318
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Quick answers
How much does a therapist / counselor make?
The blended US median is about 95,947 dollars, with a typical range from 84,639 dollars to 107,303 dollars.
Is therapist / counselor a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 16% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a therapist / counselor move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is social worker, at 66 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 21-1014. Live corpus 575 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.