What are the main factors that influence a Hiv Counselor's salary?

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

How does experience change a Hiv Counselor's salary?

A Hiv Counselor's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,474 for beginners, reaching about $65,780 at mid-level, and approach $69,418 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Hiv Counselor?

Hiv Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Hiv Counselor roles are District of Columbia $70,877, California $70,608, Massachusetts $69,667. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Hiv Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Hiv Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Genetics Counselor: $98,250; Hiv Case Manager: $83,110; Drug Counselor: $65,801; Addiction Counselor: $65,800; Hiv Tester: $64,751.

How do different companies affect a Hiv Counselor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Hiv Counselor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Hiv Counselor Salary in the United States

How much does a Hiv Counselor make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Hiv Counselor in the United States is $64,015 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Hiv Counselor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,582
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,453 to $71,116
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,389

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Hiv Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
Average	$64,015	$5,335	$1,231	$31
25th Percentile	$58,453	$4,871	$1,124	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Hiv Counselor Salaries

A Hiv Counselor'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Hiv Counselor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Hiv Counselor'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,474
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,629
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,780
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $69,176
Expert (over 8 years): $69,418

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Hiv Counselor	$63,474
Intermediate Level Hiv Counselor	$63,629
Senior Level Hiv Counselor	$65,780
Specialist Level Hiv Counselor	$69,176
Expert Level Hiv Counselor	$69,418

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How Do Hiv Counselor 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 Hiv Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,877.
California: $70,608.
Massachusetts: $69,667.

District of Columbia $70,877 California $70,608 Massachusetts $69,667 Washington $69,411 New Jersey $69,386 Alaska $69,296 Connecticut $68,413 New York $68,054

Hawaii $66,908 Rhode Island $66,371 Maryland $66,006 Minnesota $65,506 Colorado $65,314 Illinois $65,250 Oregon $65,007 Delaware $64,828

New Hampshire $64,715 Virginia $64,463 Pennsylvania $63,727 Nevada $63,355 North Dakota $63,234 Michigan $63,042 Wisconsin $62,971 Vermont $62,831

Texas $62,440 Maine $62,414 Arizona $62,376 Ohio $62,331 Georgia $61,742 Indiana $61,448 Wyoming $61,390 Utah $61,301

Iowa $61,262 Kansas $60,955 Louisiana $60,865 North Carolina $60,833 Missouri $60,820 Florida $60,571 Montana $60,436 Nebraska $60,308

Kentucky $60,238 South Carolina $59,982 Tennessee $59,822 Idaho $59,758 New Mexico $59,291 Oklahoma $59,188 Alabama $58,810 South Dakota $58,177

Arkansas $57,831 West Virginia $57,645 Mississippi $57,088

Top Paying Cities for Hiv Counselors

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:

San Jose: $80,742
San Francisco: $79,948
Oakland: $78,175

San Jose, CA $80,742

San Francisco, CA $79,948

Oakland, CA $78,175

New York, NY $74,187

Queens Village, NY $73,707

Paramus, NJ $73,195

Passaic, NJ $73,131

Bergenfield, NJ $73,066

Stamford, CT $72,970

Huntington, NY $72,906

Newark, NJ $72,490

Bridgeport, CT $72,362

New Brunswick, NJ $72,151

Vallejo, CA $72,017

Middlesex, NJ $71,978

Somerset, NJ $71,921

Petaluma, CA $71,773

Santa Cruz, CA $71,524

Boston, MA $71,396

Monterey, CA $71,076

Fairbanks, AK $71,031

Los Angeles, CA $70,909

Washington, DC $70,877

Seattle, WA $70,762

Santa Rosa, CA $70,749

Juneau, AK $70,564

Orange, CA $70,352

Anchorage, AK $70,237

Anaheim, CA $70,192

Santa Ana, CA $70,096

Nassau, NY $70,058

Long Beach, CA $70,032

Danbury, CT $70,013

Santa Maria, CA $69,795

Everett, WA $69,783

Bremerton, WA $69,469

Trenton, NJ $69,347

Sacramento, CA $69,322

San Diego, CA $69,290

Brockton, MA $69,264

Tacoma, WA $69,238

Santa Barbara, CA $69,149

Lowell, MA $68,893

New Suffolk, NY $68,867

Nashua, NH $68,790

Lompoc, CA $68,688

Ventura, CA $68,624

Stockton, CA $68,605

New Haven, CT $68,477

Atlantic City, NJ $68,310

Hartford, CT $68,169

Modesto, CA $68,137

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,997

New Britain, CT $67,965

Olympia, WA $67,875

Kennewick, WA $67,875

New London, CT $67,862

Norwich, CT $67,843

Lawrence, MA $67,811

Bakersfield, CA $67,632

Riverside, CA $67,542

New Bedford, MA $67,542

Richland, WA $67,478

Portsmouth, NH $67,427

Vineland, NJ $67,414

San Bernardino, CA $67,363

Boulder, CO $67,184

Worcester, MA $67,132

Portland, OR $67,075

Saint Paul, MN $66,998

Minneapolis, MN $66,998

Philadelphia, PA $66,908

Honolulu, HI $66,569

Springfield, MA $66,345

Providence, RI $66,339

Chicago, IL $66,153

Bellingham, WA $66,076

Baltimore, MD $66,006

Chico, CA $65,846

Wilmington, DE $65,737

Pittsfield, MA $65,673

Manchester, NH $65,551

Spokane, WA $65,269

Denver, CO $65,263

Albany, NY $64,962

Troy, NY $64,937

Schenectady, NY $64,802

Burlington, VT $64,661

Portland, ME $64,437

Salem, OR $64,386

Yakima, WA $64,373

Ann Arbor, MI $64,354

Rochester, MN $64,175

Fresno, CA $64,143

Reno, NV $64,143

Milwaukee, WI $64,085

Detroit, MI $64,021

Allentown, PA $64,002

Carson City, NV $63,996

Houston, TX $63,900

Colorado Springs, CO $63,893

Syracuse, NY $63,861

Eugene, OR $63,740

Bismarck, ND $63,663

Gary, IN $63,663

Galveston, TX $63,663

Springfield, OR $63,612

Medford, OR $63,458

Fort Collins, CO $63,432

Austin, TX $63,381

Mesa, AZ $63,247

Phoenix, AZ $63,234

Dallas, TX $63,215

Reading, PA $63,176

Saint Cloud, MN $63,151

Concord, NH $63,093

Madison, WI $63,067

Utica, NY $62,895

Raleigh, NC $62,843

Las Vegas, NV $62,837

Rochester, NY $62,792

Des Moines, IA $62,786

Atlanta, GA $62,683

Battle Creek, MI $62,664

Salt Lake City, UT $62,645

Lancaster, PA $62,549

Champaign, IL $62,536

Harrisburg, PA $62,459

Durham, NC $62,402

Kansas City, MO $62,395

Kansas City, KS $62,382

Fort Worth, TX $62,376

Boca Raton, FL $62,350

Cleveland, OH $62,344

Columbus, OH $62,331

Pittsburgh, PA $62,325

Richmond, VA $62,299

Indianapolis, IN $62,286

Cincinnati, OH $62,203

Petersburg, VA $62,107

Billings, MT $61,966

Lansing, MI $61,966

Huntsville, AL $61,966

Lebanon, PA $61,960

Dayton, OH $61,954

Pueblo, CO $61,954

Appleton, WI $61,934

Buffalo, NY $61,909

Racine, WI $61,877

Charlotte, NC $61,870

Saint Louis, MO $61,851

Springfield, IL $61,825

Elkhart, IN $61,813

York, PA $61,813

Gastonia, NC $61,806

Benton Harbor, MI $61,806

Beaumont, TX $61,768

Lorain, OH $61,755

Toledo, OH $61,729

Binghamton, NY $61,697

Rock Hill, SC $61,691

Rockford, IL $61,659

Fargo, ND $61,627

Elyria, OH $61,627

Flagstaff, AZ $61,582

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,544

Miami, FL $61,505

Duluth, MN $61,403

Bangor, ME $61,320

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,249

Louisville, KY $61,217

Grand Rapids, MI $61,205

Hialeah, FL $61,198

Casper, WY $61,109

Scranton, PA $61,032

New Orleans, LA $61,013

Virginia Beach, VA $61,006

Akron, OH $60,974

Peoria, IL $60,891

Sarasota, FL $60,878

Green Bay, WI $60,833

Baton Rouge, LA $60,801

Charleston, SC $60,788

Nashville, TN $60,769

Jamestown, NY $60,756

Davenport, IA $60,756

Tucson, AZ $60,724

Cheyenne, WY $60,705

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,686

Tampa, FL $60,673

Omaha, NE $60,660

Port Arthur, TX $60,635

Evansville, IN $60,635

Bradenton, FL $60,609

Santa Fe, NM $60,494

Orlando, FL $60,430

Clearwater, FL $60,360

Canton, OH $60,225

La Crosse, WI $60,225

Grand Forks, ND $60,206

Albuquerque, NM $60,187

Tulsa, OK $60,187

Newport News, VA $60,180

High Point, NC $60,161

Ogden, UT $60,136

Corpus Christi, TX $60,084

Laramie, WY $60,046

Norfolk, VA $60,046

Rock Island, IL $60,007

Saginaw, MI $59,995

Jacksonville, FL $59,988

Salisbury, NC $59,975

Memphis, TN $59,963

Moline, IL $59,931

Fort Myers, FL $59,911

Waterloo, IA $59,828

Spartanburg, SC $59,764

Lincoln, NE $59,732

Fort Wayne, IN $59,719

Birmingham, AL $59,649

Cedar Falls, IA $59,636

Provo, UT $59,630

Springfield, OH $59,623

San Antonio, TX $59,611

Greensboro, NC $59,585

South Bend, IN $59,579

Winston Salem, NC $59,572

Boise, ID $59,553

Savannah, GA $59,508

Muskegon, MI $59,393

Lima, OH $59,316

Lake Charles, LA $59,291

Anderson, IN $59,278

Lexington, KY $59,259

Augusta, GA $59,239

Greenville, SC $59,239

Wichita, KS $59,182

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,182

Columbia, SC $59,124

Bloomington, IN $58,964

Roanoke, VA $58,926

Asheville, NC $58,842

Knoxville, TN $58,734

Shreveport, LA $58,727

Wilmington, NC $58,644

Frankfort, KY $58,522

Oklahoma City, OK $58,478

Chillicothe, OH $58,452

Longview, TX $58,446

Topeka, KS $58,426

Mobile, AL $58,330

Terre Haute, IN $58,305

Erie, PA $58,298

Altoona, PA $58,266

Melbourne, FL $58,247

Amarillo, TX $58,221

Killeen, TX $58,202

Fayetteville, AR $58,151

Sioux Falls, SD $58,106

Chattanooga, TN $58,068

Idaho Falls, ID $58,061

Gainesville, FL $57,927

Portsmouth, OH $57,895

Little Rock, AR $57,882

Lynchburg, VA $57,882

Lafayette, LA $57,857

Youngstown, OH $57,857

Temple, TX $57,831

Daytona Beach, FL $57,818

Clarksville, TN $57,812

Pensacola, FL $57,805

Hopkinsville, KY $57,613

Charleston, WV $57,607

Florence, SC $57,575

Sioux City, IA $57,537

Macon, GA $57,351

Tallahassee, FL $57,344

Fayetteville, NC $57,332

Waco, TX $57,319

Wichita Falls, TX $57,319

Pine Bluff, AR $57,293

Vincennes, IN $57,172

Lubbock, TX $57,146

Great Falls, MT $57,108

Alamogordo, NM $57,101

Abilene, TX $57,050

Rapid City, SD $56,967

Monroe, LA $56,967

Albany, GA $56,928

Huntington, WV $56,922

Jackson, MS $56,916

Greenville, MS $56,909

Parkersburg, WV $56,845

Montgomery, AL $56,832

Johnstown, PA $56,820

Springfield, MO $56,768

Biloxi, MS $56,736

Sumter, SC $56,602

Columbus, GA $56,595

Twin Falls, ID $56,557

Pascagoula, MS $56,474

Kingsport, TN $56,307

Gulfport, MS $56,288

Alexandria, LA $56,077

Fort Smith, AR $55,917

El Paso, TX $55,744

Helena, MT $55,661

Las Cruces, NM $55,456

Harlingen, TX $55,277

Pocatello, ID $55,219

Florence, AL $55,200

Brownsville, TX $55,187

Dothan, AL $55,085

Mcallen, TX $55,053

Columbus, MS $54,579

Altus, OK $54,285

Lawton, OK $54,163

Pierre, SD $53,932

What Skills Can Increase a Hiv Counselor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.8% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Social Work (Mentioned in 4.69% Job Postings): Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided[by whom?] to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and to bring about social change. Social work practice is often divided[by whom?] into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and - within social policy - fostering change on a larger scale.
Programming (Mentioned in 1.6% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.8%
Social Work	4.69%
Programming	1.6%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Hiv Counselor's salary.

Interviewing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Interviewing	$67,216	5%
Care Management	$67,216	5%
Psychiatric	$66,575	4%
Integrity	$66,575	4%
Written Communication	$65,935	3%
Coaching	$65,935	3%

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How Education impacts a Hiv Counselor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Hiv Counselors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Hiv Counselor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $55,409 and $59,395).

Hiv Counselor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Hiv Counselor

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 11.1%

Associates 15.4%

Bachelors 30.7%

Masters 41.2%

Doctorate 1.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	11.1%
Associates	15.4%
Bachelors	30.7%
Masters	41.2%
Doctorate	1.2%

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Hiv Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Hiv Counselor'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$58,453

Average $64,015/year

$71,116

$4,871

Average $5,335/month

$5,926

$1,124

Average $1,231/week

$1,368

$28

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
Average	$64,015	$5,335	$1,231	$31
25th Percentile	$58,453	$4,871	$1,124	$28

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Salary Trends for Hiv Counselor

Salaries for a Hiv Counselor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,928 in 2023 to around $83,709 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Hiv Counselor salary trends, .

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$84,928

2024

$84,596

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2024	$84,596
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