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

A Casework Counselor's salary grows with experience: a Casework Counselor (0-0 years)earns $65,047, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $96,143, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $131,536, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $127,522,

What are the highest paying states for a Casework Counselor?

Casework Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Casework Counselor roles are District of Columbia $72,690, California $72,414, Massachusetts $71,449. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Casework Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Casework Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Casework Supervisor: $99,298; Genetics Counselor: $98,279; Human Services Casework Manager: $92,480; Casework Specialist: $84,534; Drug Counselor: $65,801.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Casework Counselor roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Casework Counselor Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Casework Counselor in the United States is $65,652 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,370
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,334 to $73,879
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,493

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Casework Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,879	$6,157	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,652	$5,471	$1,263	$32
25th Percentile	$60,334	$5,028	$1,160	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Casework Counselor Salaries

A Casework 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $72,690.
California: $72,414.
Massachusetts: $71,449.

District of Columbia $72,690

California $72,414

Massachusetts $71,449

Washington $71,186

New Jersey $71,160

Alaska $71,068

Connecticut $70,162

New York $69,794

Hawaii $68,619

Rhode Island $68,068

Maryland $67,693

Minnesota $67,181

Colorado $66,984

Illinois $66,919

Oregon $66,669

Delaware $66,485

New Hampshire $66,370

Virginia $66,111

Pennsylvania $65,356

Nevada $64,975

North Dakota $64,851

Michigan $64,654

Wisconsin $64,582

Vermont $64,437

Texas $64,037

Maine $64,010

Arizona $63,971

Ohio $63,925

Georgia $63,321

Indiana $63,019

Wyoming $62,960

Utah $62,868

Iowa $62,829

Kansas $62,514

Louisiana $62,422

North Carolina $62,389

Missouri $62,376

Florida $62,120

Montana $61,982

Nebraska $61,850

Kentucky $61,778

South Carolina $61,516

Tennessee $61,352

Idaho $61,286

New Mexico $60,807

Oklahoma $60,702

Alabama $60,314

South Dakota $59,664

Arkansas $59,310

West Virginia $59,119

Mississippi $58,548

Top Paying Cities for Casework 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: $82,806
San Francisco: $81,992
Oakland: $80,174

San Jose, CA $82,806

San Francisco, CA $81,992

Oakland, CA $80,174

New York, NY $76,084

Queens Village, NY $75,591

Paramus, NJ $75,066

Passaic, NJ $75,001

Bergenfield, NJ $74,935

Stamford, CT $74,836

Huntington, NY $74,771

Newark, NJ $74,344

Bridgeport, CT $74,213

New Brunswick, NJ $73,996

Vallejo, CA $73,858

Middlesex, NJ $73,819

Somerset, NJ $73,760

Petaluma, CA $73,609

Santa Cruz, CA $73,353

Boston, MA $73,221

Monterey, CA $72,893

Fairbanks, AK $72,847

Los Angeles, CA $72,722

Washington, DC $72,690

Seattle, WA $72,571

Santa Rosa, CA $72,558

Juneau, AK $72,368

Orange, CA $72,151

Anchorage, AK $72,033

Anaheim, CA $71,987

Santa Ana, CA $71,889

Nassau, NY $71,849

Long Beach, CA $71,823

Danbury, CT $71,803

Santa Maria, CA $71,580

Everett, WA $71,567

Bremerton, WA $71,245

Trenton, NJ $71,120

Sacramento, CA $71,094

San Diego, CA $71,061

Brockton, MA $71,035

Tacoma, WA $71,009

Santa Barbara, CA $70,917

Lowell, MA $70,654

New Suffolk, NY $70,628

Nashua, NH $70,549

Lompoc, CA $70,444

Ventura, CA $70,379

Stockton, CA $70,359

New Haven, CT $70,228

Atlantic City, NJ $70,057

Hartford, CT $69,912

Modesto, CA $69,880

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,735

New Britain, CT $69,702

Olympia, WA $69,610

Kennewick, WA $69,610

New London, CT $69,597

Norwich, CT $69,578

Lawrence, MA $69,545

Bakersfield, CA $69,361

Riverside, CA $69,269

New Bedford, MA $69,269

Richland, WA $69,203

Portsmouth, NH $69,151

Vineland, NJ $69,138

San Bernardino, CA $69,085

Boulder, CO $68,901

Worcester, MA $68,849

Portland, OR $68,790

Saint Paul, MN $68,711

Minneapolis, MN $68,711

Philadelphia, PA $68,619

Honolulu, HI $68,271

Springfield, MA $68,041

Providence, RI $68,035

Chicago, IL $67,844

Bellingham, WA $67,766

Baltimore, MD $67,693

Chico, CA $67,529

Wilmington, DE $67,418

Pittsfield, MA $67,352

Manchester, NH $67,227

Spokane, WA $66,938

Denver, CO $66,932

Albany, NY $66,623

Troy, NY $66,597

Schenectady, NY $66,459

Burlington, VT $66,315

Portland, ME $66,085

Salem, OR $66,032

Yakima, WA $66,019

Ann Arbor, MI $66,000

Rochester, MN $65,816

Fresno, CA $65,783

Reno, NV $65,783

Milwaukee, WI $65,724

Detroit, MI $65,658

Allentown, PA $65,639

Carson City, NV $65,632

Houston, TX $65,534

Colorado Springs, CO $65,527

Syracuse, NY $65,494

Eugene, OR $65,369

Bismarck, ND $65,291

Gary, IN $65,291

Galveston, TX $65,291

Springfield, OR $65,238

Medford, OR $65,081

Fort Collins, CO $65,054

Austin, TX $65,002

Mesa, AZ $64,864

Phoenix, AZ $64,851

Dallas, TX $64,831

Reading, PA $64,792

Saint Cloud, MN $64,765

Concord, NH $64,706

Madison, WI $64,680

Utica, NY $64,503

Raleigh, NC $64,450

Las Vegas, NV $64,444

Rochester, NY $64,398

Des Moines, IA $64,391

Atlanta, GA $64,286

Battle Creek, MI $64,266

Salt Lake City, UT $64,247

Lancaster, PA $64,148

Champaign, IL $64,135

Harrisburg, PA $64,056

Durham, NC $63,997

Kansas City, MO $63,991

Kansas City, KS $63,978

Fort Worth, TX $63,971

Boca Raton, FL $63,945

Cleveland, OH $63,938

Columbus, OH $63,925

Pittsburgh, PA $63,918

Richmond, VA $63,892

Indianapolis, IN $63,879

Cincinnati, OH $63,794

Petersburg, VA $63,695

Billings, MT $63,551

Lansing, MI $63,551

Huntsville, AL $63,551

Lebanon, PA $63,544

Dayton, OH $63,538

Pueblo, CO $63,538

Appleton, WI $63,518

Buffalo, NY $63,492

Racine, WI $63,459

Charlotte, NC $63,452

Saint Louis, MO $63,433

Springfield, IL $63,406

Elkhart, IN $63,393

York, PA $63,393

Gastonia, NC $63,387

Benton Harbor, MI $63,387

Beaumont, TX $63,347

Lorain, OH $63,334

Toledo, OH $63,308

Binghamton, NY $63,275

Rock Hill, SC $63,269

Rockford, IL $63,236

Fargo, ND $63,203

Elyria, OH $63,203

Flagstaff, AZ $63,157

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,118

Miami, FL $63,078

Duluth, MN $62,973

Bangor, ME $62,888

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,816

Louisville, KY $62,783

Grand Rapids, MI $62,770

Hialeah, FL $62,763

Casper, WY $62,671

Scranton, PA $62,592

New Orleans, LA $62,573

Virginia Beach, VA $62,566

Akron, OH $62,533

Peoria, IL $62,448

Sarasota, FL $62,435

Green Bay, WI $62,389

Baton Rouge, LA $62,356

Charleston, SC $62,343

Nashville, TN $62,323

Jamestown, NY $62,310

Davenport, IA $62,310

Tucson, AZ $62,277

Cheyenne, WY $62,258

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,238

Tampa, FL $62,225

Omaha, NE $62,212

Port Arthur, TX $62,185

Evansville, IN $62,185

Bradenton, FL $62,159

Santa Fe, NM $62,041

Orlando, FL $61,975

Clearwater, FL $61,903

Canton, OH $61,765

La Crosse, WI $61,765

Grand Forks, ND $61,745

Albuquerque, NM $61,726

Tulsa, OK $61,726

Newport News, VA $61,719

High Point, NC $61,699

Ogden, UT $61,673

Corpus Christi, TX $61,621

Laramie, WY $61,581

Norfolk, VA $61,581

Rock Island, IL $61,542

Saginaw, MI $61,529

Jacksonville, FL $61,522

Salisbury, NC $61,509

Memphis, TN $61,496

Moline, IL $61,463

Fort Myers, FL $61,443

Waterloo, IA $61,358

Spartanburg, SC $61,292

Lincoln, NE $61,260

Fort Wayne, IN $61,246

Birmingham, AL $61,174

Cedar Falls, IA $61,161

Provo, UT $61,155

Springfield, OH $61,148

San Antonio, TX $61,135

Greensboro, NC $61,109

South Bend, IN $61,102

Winston Salem, NC $61,095

Boise, ID $61,076

Savannah, GA $61,030

Muskegon, MI $60,912

Lima, OH $60,833

Lake Charles, LA $60,807

Anderson, IN $60,793

Lexington, KY $60,774

Augusta, GA $60,754

Greenville, SC $60,754

Wichita, KS $60,695

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,695

Columbia, SC $60,636

Bloomington, IN $60,472

Roanoke, VA $60,432

Asheville, NC $60,347

Knoxville, TN $60,235

Shreveport, LA $60,229

Wilmington, NC $60,144

Frankfort, KY $60,019

Oklahoma City, OK $59,973

Chillicothe, OH $59,947

Longview, TX $59,940

Topeka, KS $59,920

Mobile, AL $59,822

Terre Haute, IN $59,796

Erie, PA $59,789

Altoona, PA $59,756

Melbourne, FL $59,736

Amarillo, TX $59,710

Killeen, TX $59,691

Fayetteville, AR $59,638

Sioux Falls, SD $59,592

Chattanooga, TN $59,553

Idaho Falls, ID $59,546

Gainesville, FL $59,408

Portsmouth, OH $59,375

Little Rock, AR $59,362

Lynchburg, VA $59,362

Lafayette, LA $59,336

Youngstown, OH $59,336

Temple, TX $59,310

Daytona Beach, FL $59,297

Clarksville, TN $59,290

Pensacola, FL $59,283

Hopkinsville, KY $59,087

Charleston, WV $59,080

Florence, SC $59,047

Sioux City, IA $59,008

Macon, GA $58,817

Tallahassee, FL $58,811

Fayetteville, NC $58,798

Waco, TX $58,785

Wichita Falls, TX $58,785

Pine Bluff, AR $58,758

Vincennes, IN $58,634

Lubbock, TX $58,607

Great Falls, MT $58,568

Alamogordo, NM $58,561

Abilene, TX $58,509

Rapid City, SD $58,423

Monroe, LA $58,423

Albany, GA $58,384

Huntington, WV $58,377

Jackson, MS $58,371

Greenville, MS $58,364

Parkersburg, WV $58,299

Montgomery, AL $58,286

Johnstown, PA $58,272

Springfield, MO $58,220

Biloxi, MS $58,187

Sumter, SC $58,049

Columbus, GA $58,043

Twin Falls, ID $58,003

Pascagoula, MS $57,918

Kingsport, TN $57,747

Gulfport, MS $57,728

Alexandria, LA $57,511

Fort Smith, AR $57,347

El Paso, TX $57,170

Helena, MT $57,084

Las Cruces, NM $56,874

Harlingen, TX $56,690

Pocatello, ID $56,631

Florence, AL $56,611

Brownsville, TX $56,598

Dothan, AL $56,493

Mcallen, TX $56,460

Columbus, MS $55,975

Altus, OK $55,673

Lawton, OK $55,548

Pierre, SD $55,312

What Skills Can Increase a Casework Counselor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Support Services (Mentioned in 3.48% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.
CPR (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Support Services	3.48%
CPR	2.37%

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 Casework Counselor's salary.

Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Flexibility	$69,591	6%
Leadership	$68,934	5%
Scheduling	$68,934	5%
Healthcare Services	$68,934	5%
Psychiatric	$68,278	4%
Self-Directed	$67,621	3%

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

Understanding how a Casework 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 April 01, 2026

$60,334

Average $65,652/year

$73,879

$5,028

Average $5,471/month

$6,157

$1,160

Average $1,263/week

$1,421

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,879	$6,157	$1,421	$36
Average	$65,652	$5,471	$1,263	$32
25th Percentile	$60,334	$5,028	$1,160	$29

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Salary Trends for Casework Counselor

Salaries for a Casework Counselor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $86,540 in 2023 to around $85,297 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Casework Counselor salary trends, .

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