What are the main factors that influence an Options Counselor's salary?

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

How does experience change An Options Counselor's salary?

An Options Counselor's salary grows with experience: a Options Counselor (0-0 years)earns $64,133, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $94,782, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $129,685, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $125,743,

What are the highest paying states for an Options Counselor?

Options Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Options Counselor roles are District of Columbia $71,668, California $71,396, Massachusetts $70,445. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Options Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Options Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Genetics Counselor: $98,288; Fx Options Trader: $93,287; Options Manager: $88,851; Options Trader: $81,877; Counselor: $64,442.

How do different companies affect an Options Counselor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Options 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.

Options Counselor Salary in the United States

How much does an Options Counselor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Options Counselor in the United States is $64,729 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,230
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,490 to $72,843
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,720

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,843	$6,070	$1,401	$35
Average	$64,729	$5,394	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$59,490	$4,957	$1,144	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Options Counselor Salaries

An Options 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 Options 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 Options Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,668.
California: $71,396.
Massachusetts: $70,445.

District of Columbia $71,668

California $71,396

Massachusetts $70,445

Washington $70,186

New Jersey $70,160

Alaska $70,069

Connecticut $69,176

New York $68,814

Hawaii $67,655

Rhode Island $67,111

Maryland $66,742

Minnesota $66,237

Colorado $66,043

Illinois $65,979

Oregon $65,733

Delaware $65,551

New Hampshire $65,437

Virginia $65,182

Pennsylvania $64,438

Nevada $64,063

North Dakota $63,940

Michigan $63,745

Wisconsin $63,674

Vermont $63,532

Texas $63,137

Maine $63,111

Arizona $63,072

Ohio $63,027

Georgia $62,431

Indiana $62,134

Wyoming $62,075

Utah $61,985

Iowa $61,946

Kansas $61,635

Louisiana $61,545

North Carolina $61,512

Missouri $61,499

Florida $61,247

Montana $61,111

Nebraska $60,981

Kentucky $60,910

South Carolina $60,651

Tennessee $60,490

Idaho $60,425

New Mexico $59,952

Oklahoma $59,849

Alabama $59,467

South Dakota $58,826

Arkansas $58,476

West Virginia $58,289

Mississippi $57,726

Top Paying Cities for Options 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: $81,643
San Francisco: $80,749
Oakland: $79,047

San Jose, CA $81,643

San Francisco, CA $80,749

Oakland, CA $79,047

New York, NY $74,529

Paramus, NJ $73,622

Queens Village, NY $73,619

Passaic, NJ $73,558

Bergenfield, NJ $73,552

Stamford, CT $73,409

Huntington, NY $73,383

Newark, NJ $72,905

Bridgeport, CT $72,768

Vallejo, CA $72,639

New Brunswick, NJ $72,613

Petaluma, CA $72,574

Middlesex, NJ $72,452

Somerset, NJ $72,406

Santa Cruz, CA $72,322

Boston, MA $71,927

Monterey, CA $71,700

Seattle, WA $71,552

Santa Rosa, CA $71,539

Los Angeles, CA $71,519

Juneau, AK $71,351

Washington, DC $71,280

Orange, CA $71,049

Santa Ana, CA $70,879

Long Beach, CA $70,814

Anaheim, CA $70,801

Anchorage, AK $70,769

Santa Maria, CA $70,574

Everett, WA $70,561

Danbury, CT $70,334

Bremerton, WA $70,244

Tacoma, WA $70,011

New Suffolk, NY $70,010

Sacramento, CA $69,992

Santa Barbara, CA $69,921

Trenton, NJ $69,849

San Diego, CA $69,849

Brockton, MA $69,778

Fairbanks, AK $69,620

Lompoc, CA $69,455

Lowell, MA $69,402

Ventura, CA $69,390

Nashua, NH $69,377

Stockton, CA $69,370

Modesto, CA $68,898

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,755

Olympia, WA $68,632

Kennewick, WA $68,632

New Haven, CT $68,607

Lawrence, MA $68,374

Hartford, CT $68,309

Riverside, CA $68,296

New Bedford, MA $68,231

Richland, WA $68,231

Bakersfield, CA $68,141

San Bernardino, CA $68,115

New Britain, CT $68,108

Atlantic City, NJ $68,108

New London, CT $68,082

Norwich, CT $68,063

Portsmouth, NH $68,050

Boulder, CO $67,913

Portland, OR $67,823

Worcester, MA $67,817

Minneapolis, MN $67,616

Philadelphia, PA $67,526

Honolulu, HI $67,312

Saint Paul, MN $67,281

Vineland, NJ $67,267

Providence, RI $67,079

Chicago, IL $66,891

Bellingham, WA $66,814

Springfield, MA $66,762

Baltimore, MD $66,742

Chico, CA $66,581

Pittsfield, MA $66,406

Manchester, NH $66,283

Spokane, WA $65,998

Denver, CO $65,992

Albany, NY $65,687

Troy, NY $65,661

Nassau, NY $65,592

Schenectady, NY $65,525

Wilmington, DE $65,474

Burlington, VT $65,383

Salem, OR $65,357

Portland, ME $65,157

Yakima, WA $65,092

Rochester, MN $64,891

Reno, NV $64,859

Fresno, CA $64,859

Milwaukee, WI $64,801

Detroit, MI $64,736

Ann Arbor, MI $64,725

Allentown, PA $64,716

Colorado Springs, CO $64,606

Syracuse, NY $64,574

Carson City, NV $64,574

Houston, TX $64,483

Eugene, OR $64,451

Gary, IN $64,373

Springfield, OR $64,322

Bismarck, ND $64,309

Galveston, TX $64,263

Medford, OR $64,166

Fort Collins, CO $64,140

Concord, NH $64,108

Austin, TX $64,088

Mesa, AZ $63,953

Reading, PA $63,946

Phoenix, AZ $63,940

Dallas, TX $63,920

Saint Cloud, MN $63,858

Madison, WI $63,771

Utica, NY $63,597

Rochester, NY $63,493

Des Moines, IA $63,486

Raleigh, NC $63,480

Atlanta, GA $63,383

Battle Creek, MI $63,364

Salt Lake City, UT $63,344

Lancaster, PA $63,247

Harrisburg, PA $63,156

Kansas City, MO $63,092

Champaign, IL $63,079

Kansas City, KS $63,079

Fort Worth, TX $63,072

Columbus, OH $63,061

Boca Raton, FL $63,046

Pittsburgh, PA $63,020

Richmond, VA $62,995

Indianapolis, IN $62,982

Cleveland, OH $62,975

Las Vegas, NV $62,897

Cincinnati, OH $62,897

Petersburg, VA $62,800

Huntsville, AL $62,703

Lansing, MI $62,660

Lebanon, PA $62,651

Pueblo, CO $62,645

Appleton, WI $62,626

Buffalo, NY $62,600

Dayton, OH $62,580

Racine, WI $62,567

Charlotte, NC $62,561

Saint Louis, MO $62,541

York, PA $62,503

Elkhart, IN $62,503

Gastonia, NC $62,490

Billings, MT $62,475

Beaumont, TX $62,457

Lorain, OH $62,444

Benton Harbor, MI $62,431

Toledo, OH $62,418

Binghamton, NY $62,386

Rock Hill, SC $62,380

Rockford, IL $62,347

Springfield, IL $62,321

Elyria, OH $62,315

Fargo, ND $62,315

Flagstaff, AZ $62,270

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,231

Duluth, MN $62,192

Miami, FL $62,192

Cheyenne, WY $62,147

Grand Forks, ND $62,147

Bangor, ME $62,004

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,933

Durham, NC $61,906

Louisville, KY $61,901

Grand Rapids, MI $61,888

Hialeah, FL $61,881

Casper, WY $61,791

Scranton, PA $61,713

New Orleans, LA $61,693

Virginia Beach, VA $61,687

Akron, OH $61,655

Peoria, IL $61,571

Sarasota, FL $61,558

Nashville, TN $61,512

Omaha, NE $61,512

Green Bay, WI $61,512

Baton Rouge, LA $61,480

Charleston, SC $61,467

Jamestown, NY $61,435

Davenport, IA $61,435

Tucson, AZ $61,402

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,363

Tampa, FL $61,350

Evansville, IN $61,312

Port Arthur, TX $61,312

Bradenton, FL $61,286

Santa Fe, NM $61,169

Orlando, FL $61,053

Clearwater, FL $61,033

Canton, OH $60,897

La Crosse, WI $60,897

Albuquerque, NM $60,858

Newport News, VA $60,852

High Point, NC $60,833

Ogden, UT $60,807

Corpus Christi, TX $60,755

Norfolk, VA $60,716

Laramie, WY $60,716

Rock Island, IL $60,677

Saginaw, MI $60,664

Jacksonville, FL $60,658

Salisbury, NC $60,645

Boise, ID $60,632

Moline, IL $60,600

Fort Myers, FL $60,580

Memphis, TN $60,567

Tulsa, OK $60,535

Waterloo, IA $60,496

Spartanburg, SC $60,431

Lincoln, NE $60,399

Fort Wayne, IN $60,386

Provo, UT $60,379

Cedar Falls, IA $60,302

San Antonio, TX $60,276

Greensboro, NC $60,250

South Bend, IN $60,244

Savannah, GA $60,172

Muskegon, MI $60,146

Birmingham, AL $60,140

Winston Salem, NC $60,108

Lake Charles, LA $59,952

Anderson, IN $59,939

Lexington, KY $59,920

Augusta, GA $59,900

Greenville, SC $59,900

Lima, OH $59,849

Wichita, KS $59,842

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,842

Columbia, SC $59,784

Springfield, OH $59,771

Asheville, NC $59,667

Bloomington, IN $59,622

Knoxville, TN $59,389

Shreveport, LA $59,383

Wilmington, NC $59,299

Roanoke, VA $59,299

Topeka, KS $59,182

Frankfort, KY $59,175

Oklahoma City, OK $59,130

Chillicothe, OH $59,104

Longview, TX $59,098

Melbourne, FL $59,091

Sioux Falls, SD $58,988

Mobile, AL $58,981

Terre Haute, IN $58,955

Altoona, PA $58,917

Amarillo, TX $58,871

Killeen, TX $58,852

Fayetteville, AR $58,800

Chattanooga, TN $58,781

Sioux City, IA $58,722

Idaho Falls, ID $58,709

Lynchburg, VA $58,658

Gainesville, FL $58,574

Portsmouth, OH $58,541

Little Rock, AR $58,528

Lafayette, LA $58,502

Youngstown, OH $58,502

Daytona Beach, FL $58,464

Clarksville, TN $58,457

Pensacola, FL $58,451

Temple, TX $58,446

Hopkinsville, KY $58,256

Erie, PA $58,243

Florence, SC $58,218

Charleston, WV $58,114

Great Falls, MT $58,082

Macon, GA $57,991

Tallahassee, FL $57,985

Fayetteville, NC $57,972

Waco, TX $57,959

Helena, MT $57,913

Pine Bluff, AR $57,889

Vincennes, IN $57,810

Lubbock, TX $57,784

Alamogordo, NM $57,745

Twin Falls, ID $57,687

Rapid City, SD $57,667

Jackson, MS $57,551

Huntington, WV $57,546

Greenville, MS $57,544

Parkersburg, WV $57,478

Montgomery, AL $57,467

Wichita Falls, TX $57,402

Springfield, MO $57,402

Biloxi, MS $57,370

Monroe, LA $57,305

Johnstown, PA $57,260

Sumter, SC $57,234

Columbus, GA $57,227

Pascagoula, MS $57,104

Abilene, TX $57,104

Kingsport, TN $56,936

Albany, GA $56,936

Gulfport, MS $56,916

Alexandria, LA $56,703

Fort Smith, AR $56,541

El Paso, TX $56,366

Las Cruces, NM $56,075

Harlingen, TX $55,911

Pocatello, ID $55,900

Florence, AL $55,816

Brownsville, TX $55,803

Mcallen, TX $55,667

Dothan, AL $55,577

Columbus, MS $55,192

Altus, OK $54,890

Lawton, OK $54,767

Pierre, SD $54,534

What Skills Can Increase an Options 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 an Options 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	$68,613	6%
Leadership	$67,966	5%
Scheduling	$67,966	5%
Healthcare Services	$67,966	5%
Psychiatric	$67,318	4%
Self-Directed	$66,671	3%

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

Understanding how an Options 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 May 01, 2026

$59,490

Average $64,729/year

$72,843

$4,957

Average $5,394/month

$6,070

$1,144

Average $1,245/week

$1,401

$29

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,843	$6,070	$1,401	$35
Average	$64,729	$5,394	$1,245	$31
25th Percentile	$59,490	$4,957	$1,144	$29

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Salary Trends for Options Counselor

Salaries for an Options Counselor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,323 in 2023 to around $84,097 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Options Counselor salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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