What are the main factors that influence a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)?

The Business Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary?

A Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary grows with experience: a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) (0-0 years)earns $58,568, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $86,529, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $118,422, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $114,864,

What are the highest paying states for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)?

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) roles are District of Columbia $71,354, California $71,083, Massachusetts $70,135. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) roles make?

Salaries for Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) level roles vary by specialization: Licensed Professional Engineer: $80,361; Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC): $67,313; Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC): $67,284; Licensed Clinical Counselor: $66,814; Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor: $65,100.

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) make in South Dakota?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) in South Dakota is $58,568 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,522
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $53,905 to $65,872
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,659

10% $49,659

50% (Median) $58,568

90% $72,522

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,872	$5,489	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,568	$4,881	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$53,905	$4,492	$1,037	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salaries

A Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) (0-0 years): $58,568
Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years): $86,529
Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years): $118,422
Psychological Services Director (10+ years): $114,864

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)	0-0 years	$58,568
Psychologist - M.A.	7+ years	$86,529
Psychologist - Ph.D.	7-10 years	$118,422
Psychological Services Director	10+ years	$114,864

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How Do Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)s Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)s. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,354.
California: $71,083.
Massachusetts: $70,135.

District of Columbia $71,354 California $71,083 Massachusetts $70,135 Washington $69,878 New Jersey $69,852 Alaska $69,762 Connecticut $68,872 New York $68,511

Hawaii $67,358 Rhode Island $66,817 Maryland $66,449 Minnesota $65,947 Colorado $65,753 Illinois $65,689 Oregon $65,444 Delaware $65,263

New Hampshire $65,150 Virginia $64,896 Pennsylvania $64,155 Nevada $63,781 North Dakota $63,659 Michigan $63,465 Wisconsin $63,395 Vermont $63,253

Texas $62,860 Maine $62,834 Arizona $62,795 Ohio $62,750 Georgia $62,157 Indiana $61,861 Wyoming $61,803 Utah $61,713

Iowa $61,674 Kansas $61,365 Louisiana $61,274 North Carolina $61,242 Missouri $61,229 Florida $60,978 Montana $60,843 Nebraska $60,714

Kentucky $60,643 South Carolina $60,385 Tennessee $60,224 Idaho $60,159 New Mexico $59,689 Oklahoma $59,586 Alabama $59,206 South Dakota $58,568

Arkansas $58,220 West Virginia $58,033 Mississippi $57,472

Top Paying Cities for Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Alcester: $59,178
Aurora: $59,492
Baltic: $58,852

Alcester, SD $59,178 Aurora, SD $59,492 Baltic, SD $58,852 Beresford, SD $59,026 Brandon, SD $58,732 Brookings, SD $59,602 Burbank, SD $58,967 Canistota, SD $59,055

Canton, SD $58,887 Centerville, SD $59,030 Chancellor, SD $58,880 Chester, SD $59,026 Colman, SD $59,219 Colton, SD $58,972 Crooks, SD $58,820 Davis, SD $58,958

Dell Rapids, SD $58,961 Egan, SD $59,119 Elk Point, SD $58,781 Elkton, SD $59,529 Fairview, SD $58,974 Flandreau, SD $59,311 Freeman, SD $59,246 Garretson, SD $58,863

Gayville, SD $59,345 Harrisburg, SD $58,769 Hartford, SD $58,860 Hudson, SD $59,021 Humboldt, SD $58,943 Hurley, SD $59,032 Irene, SD $59,198 Jefferson, SD $58,561

Lennox, SD $58,881 Lesterville, SD $59,302 Lyons, SD $58,875 Madison, SD $59,335 Marion, SD $59,072 Menno, SD $59,271 Mission Hill, SD $59,315 Monroe, SD $59,008

Belle Fourche, SD $59,237 Black Hawk, SD $57,424 Box Elder, SD $57,498 Buffalo, SD $59,129 Buffalo Gap, SD $58,664 Camp Crook, SD $59,186 Caputa, SD $57,776 Custer, SD $58,538

Deadwood, SD $58,177 Edgemont, SD $59,099 Enning, SD $58,638 Fairburn, SD $57,997 Fort Meade, SD $57,991 Hermosa, SD $57,765 Hill City, SD $58,156 Hot Springs, SD $59,054

Howes, SD $58,768 Interior, SD $58,862 Keystone, SD $57,707 Kyle, SD $58,988 Lead, SD $58,710 Ludlow, SD $59,362 Manderson, SD $59,083 Mud Butte, SD $58,804

Nemo, SD $57,788 Newell, SD $58,918 New Underwood, SD $57,779 Nisland, SD $59,048 Oelrichs, SD $58,932 Oglala, SD $59,035 Oral, SD $58,878 Owanka, SD $58,063

Piedmont, SD $57,467 Pine Ridge, SD $59,145 Porcupine, SD $58,967 Pringle, SD $58,720 Quinn, SD $58,777 Redig, SD $58,707 Saint Onge, SD $58,874 Scenic, SD $58,457

Smithwick, SD $58,952 Spearfish, SD $59,140 Sturgis, SD $57,807 Union Center, SD $58,677 Vale, SD $58,492 Wall, SD $58,692 Wasta, SD $58,395 White Owl, SD $58,795

Whitewood, SD $58,626 Wounded Knee, SD $59,086 Leola, SD $59,436 Long Lake, SD $59,527 Mansfield, SD $59,402 Mellette, SD $59,457 Northville, SD $59,393 Onaka, SD $59,162

Orient, SD $59,252 Pierpont, SD $59,453 Redfield, SD $59,549 Rockham, SD $59,322 Roscoe, SD $59,217 Selby, SD $59,115 Seneca, SD $59,125 Stratford, SD $59,460

Tolstoy, SD $59,129 Tulare, SD $59,467 Turton, SD $59,470 Warner, SD $59,529 Westport, SD $59,447 Pierre, SD $54,295 Agar, SD $55,708 Belvidere, SD $58,776

Blunt, SD $54,295 Burke, SD $59,236 Colome, SD $59,164 Dallas, SD $59,146 Draper, SD $57,320 Fort Pierre, SD $54,454 Gregory, SD $59,209 Hamill, SD $59,062

Harrold, SD $54,612 Hayes, SD $58,171 Herrick, SD $59,202 Holabird, SD $55,844 Ideal, SD $59,046 Kadoka, SD $58,843 Kennebec, SD $58,184 Long Valley, SD $58,841

Lower Brule, SD $58,107 Martin, SD $58,983 Midland, SD $58,650 Milesville, SD $58,688 Mission, SD $59,109 Murdo, SD $58,287 Norris, SD $58,932 Okaton, SD $58,784

Okreek, SD $59,075 Onida, SD $54,828 Parmelee, SD $59,038 Philip, SD $58,774 Presho, SD $57,749 Reliance, SD $59,095 Rosebud, SD $59,173 Saint Charles, SD $59,267

Saint Francis, SD $59,060 Tuthill, SD $58,912 Vivian, SD $57,498 Wanblee, SD $58,951 White River, SD $58,925 Winner, SD $59,109 Witten, SD $59,003 Wood, SD $58,918

Mobridge, SD $59,127 Bison, SD $58,979 Bullhead, SD $59,431 Cherry Creek, SD $58,827 Dupree, SD $58,840 Eagle Butte, SD $58,901 Faith, SD $58,822 Glencross, SD $58,872

Glenham, SD $59,148 Herreid, SD $59,374 Isabel, SD $58,860 Keldron, SD $59,144 Lantry, SD $58,929 Lemmon, SD $59,365 Little Eagle, SD $59,422 Lodgepole, SD $59,206

Mc Intosh, SD $59,233 Mc Laughlin, SD $59,181 Meadow, SD $58,844 Morristown, SD $59,294 Mound City, SD $59,268 Pollock, SD $59,491 Prairie City, SD $59,056 Ralph, SD $59,249

Reva, SD $59,059 Ridgeview, SD $58,930 Timber Lake, SD $58,959 Trail City, SD $58,941 Wakpala, SD $59,182 Walker, SD $59,277 Watauga, SD $59,142 Whitehorse, SD $58,992

Rapid City, SD $57,414 Ellsworth Afb, SD $57,414 Allen, SD $58,982 Batesland, SD $59,006 Montrose, SD $59,055 North Sioux City, SD $58,469 Nunda, SD $59,306 Oldham, SD $59,437

Olivet, SD $59,298 Parker, SD $58,976 Ramona, SD $59,332 Renner, SD $58,784 Rowena, SD $58,744 Rutland, SD $59,254 Salem, SD $59,258 Scotland, SD $59,391

Sinai, SD $59,625 Springfield, SD $59,461 Tabor, SD $59,422 Tea, SD $58,816 Trent, SD $59,039 Tyndall, SD $59,405 Utica, SD $59,302 Valley Springs, SD $58,779

Vermillion, SD $59,316 Viborg, SD $59,182 Volga, SD $59,486 Volin, SD $59,248 Wakonda, SD $59,188 Wentworth, SD $59,233 Winfred, SD $59,262 Worthing, SD $58,872

Yankton, SD $59,543 Sioux Falls, SD $58,729 Vienna, SD $59,593 Wallace, SD $59,557 Waubay, SD $59,529 Webster, SD $59,543 White, SD $59,635 Willow Lake, SD $59,660

Wilmot, SD $59,587 Mitchell, SD $59,597 Alexandria, SD $59,378 Alpena, SD $59,478 Armour, SD $59,356 Artesian, SD $59,469 Avon, SD $59,372 Bonesteel, SD $59,257

Bridgewater, SD $59,219 Canova, SD $59,298 Carpenter, SD $59,616 Carthage, SD $59,483 Cavour, SD $59,561 Chamberlain, SD $59,293 Corsica, SD $59,367 Dante, SD $59,337

Delmont, SD $59,340 Dimock, SD $59,405 Emery, SD $59,316 Ethan, SD $59,437 Fairfax, SD $59,267 Fedora, SD $59,418 Fort Thompson, SD $58,597 Fulton, SD $59,425

Gann Valley, SD $59,170 Geddes, SD $59,281 Harrison, SD $59,325 Highmore, SD $58,184 Stephan, SD $58,442 Hitchcock, SD $59,514 Howard, SD $59,447 Huron, SD $59,717

Iroquois, SD $59,575 Kaylor, SD $59,470 Kimball, SD $59,290 Lake Andes, SD $59,376 Lane, SD $59,603 Letcher, SD $59,442 Marty, SD $59,567 Miller, SD $59,345

Mount Vernon, SD $59,403 New Holland, SD $59,492 Oacoma, SD $59,240 Parkston, SD $59,429 Pickstown, SD $59,467 Plankinton, SD $59,394 Platte, SD $59,293 Pukwana, SD $59,251

Ree Heights, SD $58,955 Saint Lawrence, SD $59,348 Spencer, SD $59,291 Stickney, SD $59,355 Tripp, SD $59,372 Virgil, SD $59,428 Wagner, SD $59,383 Wessington, SD $59,383

Wessington Springs, SD $59,374 White Lake, SD $59,316 Wolsey, SD $59,501 Woonsocket, SD $59,474 Yale, SD $59,610 Aberdeen, SD $59,615 Akaska, SD $59,083 Amherst, SD $59,524

Andover, SD $59,438 Ashton, SD $59,427 Barnard, SD $59,509 Bath, SD $59,490 Bowdle, SD $59,195 Brentford, SD $59,535 Britton, SD $59,692 Claremont, SD $59,474

Columbia, SD $59,402 Conde, SD $59,466 Cresbard, SD $59,319 Doland, SD $59,593 Eureka, SD $59,404 Faulkton, SD $59,314 Ferney, SD $59,683 Frankfort, SD $59,589

Frederick, SD $59,525 Gettysburg, SD $58,757 Groton, SD $59,497 Hecla, SD $59,610 Hosmer, SD $59,309 Houghton, SD $59,358 Hoven, SD $59,147 Ipswich, SD $59,371

Java, SD $59,110 Langford, SD $59,444 Lebanon, SD $58,856 Watertown, SD $59,717 Arlington, SD $59,558 Astoria, SD $59,653 Badger, SD $59,663 Big Stone City, SD $59,749

Bradley, SD $59,538 Brandt, SD $59,613 Bristol, SD $59,490 Bruce, SD $59,548 Bryant, SD $59,634 Castlewood, SD $59,597 Claire City, SD $59,687 Clark, SD $59,641

Clear Lake, SD $59,618 Corona, SD $59,688 De Smet, SD $59,610 Eden, SD $59,504 Erwin, SD $59,572 Estelline, SD $59,587 Florence, SD $59,568 Garden City, SD $59,578

Gary, SD $59,656 Goodwin, SD $59,543 Grenville, SD $59,489 Hayti, SD $59,619 Hazel, SD $59,592 Henry, SD $59,594 Kranzburg, SD $59,815 Labolt, SD $59,548

Lake City, SD $59,603 Lake Norden, SD $59,648 Lake Preston, SD $59,590 Marvin, SD $59,485 Milbank, SD $59,739 New Effington, SD $59,814 Ortley, SD $59,498 Peever, SD $59,577

Raymond, SD $59,607 Revillo, SD $59,585 Rosholt, SD $59,800 Roslyn, SD $59,477 Sisseton, SD $59,614 South Shore, SD $59,503 Stockholm, SD $59,503 Strandburg, SD $59,497

Summit, SD $59,501 Toronto, SD $59,590 Twin Brooks, SD $59,481 Veblen, SD $59,717

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $62,447. While startup companies pay approximate $53,127.

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$53,127
Growth Stage	51~500	$56,110
Established	501~5000	$60,381
Enterprise	5000+	$62,447

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Business Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Business Services	$77,334	$37.0	20%

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC)'s annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$53,905

Average $58,568/year

$65,872

$4,492

Average $4,881/month

$5,489

$1,037

Average $1,126/week

$1,267

$26

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,872	$5,489	$1,267	$32
Average	$58,568	$4,881	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$53,905	$4,492	$1,037	$26

Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC) Salary Growth & Career Path

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For a Licensed Professional Counselor (LCPC), the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Psychologist - M.A. role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $86,529 - a projected growth of 48% over your current level.

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