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

A Day Treatment Counselor's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,065 for beginners, reaching about $45,332 at mid-level, and approach $46,478 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Day Treatment Counselor?

Day Treatment Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Day Treatment Counselor roles are District of Columbia $48,695, California $48,510, Massachusetts $47,863. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Day Treatment Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Day Treatment Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager: $108,385; Treatment Counselor: $105,773; Genetics Counselor: $98,288; Waste Water Treatment Superintendent: $95,004; Counselor: $64,442.

How do different companies affect a Day Treatment Counselor's salary?

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

Day Treatment Counselor Salary in the United States

How much does a Day Treatment Counselor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Day Treatment Counselor in the United States is $43,980 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,550
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,104 to $47,942
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,574

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Day Treatment Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,942	$3,995	$922	$23
Average	$43,980	$3,665	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$40,104	$3,342	$771	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Day Treatment Counselor Salaries

A Day Treatment 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 Experience Level Affects Day Treatment Counselor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Day Treatment 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): $43,065
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,711
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,332
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,350
Expert (over 8 years): $46,478

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Day Treatment Counselor	$43,065
Intermediate Level Day Treatment Counselor	$43,711
Senior Level Day Treatment Counselor	$45,332
Specialist Level Day Treatment Counselor	$46,350
Expert Level Day Treatment Counselor	$46,478

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

District of Columbia: $48,695.
California: $48,510.
Massachusetts: $47,863.

District of Columbia $48,695

California $48,510

Massachusetts $47,863

Washington $47,687

New Jersey $47,670

Alaska $47,608

Connecticut $47,001

New York $46,755

Hawaii $45,968

Rhode Island $45,598

Maryland $45,348

Minnesota $45,005

Colorado $44,873

Illinois $44,829

Oregon $44,662

Delaware $44,538

New Hampshire $44,461

Virginia $44,288

Pennsylvania $43,782

Nevada $43,527

North Dakota $43,443

Michigan $43,311

Wisconsin $43,263

Vermont $43,166

Texas $42,898

Maine $42,880

Arizona $42,854

Ohio $42,823

Georgia $42,419

Indiana $42,216

Wyoming $42,177

Utah $42,115

Iowa $42,089

Kansas $41,878

Louisiana $41,816

North Carolina $41,794

Missouri $41,785

Florida $41,614

Montana $41,521

Nebraska $41,433

Kentucky $41,385

South Carolina $41,209

Tennessee $41,099

Idaho $41,055

New Mexico $40,734

Oklahoma $40,664

Alabama $40,404

South Dakota $39,969

Arkansas $39,731

West Virginia $39,604

Mississippi $39,221

Top Paying Cities for Day Treatment 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: $55,472
San Francisco: $54,864
Oakland: $53,708

San Jose, CA $55,472

San Francisco, CA $54,864

Oakland, CA $53,708

New York, NY $50,638

Paramus, NJ $50,022

Queens Village, NY $50,020

Passaic, NJ $49,978

Bergenfield, NJ $49,974

Stamford, CT $49,878

Huntington, NY $49,860

Newark, NJ $49,535

Bridgeport, CT $49,442

Vallejo, CA $49,354

New Brunswick, NJ $49,337

Petaluma, CA $49,310

Middlesex, NJ $49,227

Somerset, NJ $49,196

Santa Cruz, CA $49,139

Boston, MA $48,870

Monterey, CA $48,716

Seattle, WA $48,615

Santa Rosa, CA $48,607

Los Angeles, CA $48,593

Juneau, AK $48,479

Washington, DC $48,431

Orange, CA $48,274

Santa Ana, CA $48,158

Long Beach, CA $48,114

Anaheim, CA $48,105

Anchorage, AK $48,083

Santa Maria, CA $47,951

Everett, WA $47,942

Danbury, CT $47,788

Bremerton, WA $47,727

Tacoma, WA $47,569

New Suffolk, NY $47,568

Sacramento, CA $47,555

Santa Barbara, CA $47,507

Trenton, NJ $47,459

San Diego, CA $47,459

Brockton, MA $47,410

Fairbanks, AK $47,303

Lompoc, CA $47,190

Lowell, MA $47,155

Ventura, CA $47,146

Nashua, NH $47,138

Stockton, CA $47,133

Modesto, CA $46,812

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,715

Olympia, WA $46,632

Kennewick, WA $46,632

New Haven, CT $46,614

Lawrence, MA $46,456

Hartford, CT $46,412

Riverside, CA $46,403

New Bedford, MA $46,359

Richland, WA $46,359

Bakersfield, CA $46,298

San Bernardino, CA $46,280

New Britain, CT $46,276

Atlantic City, NJ $46,276

New London, CT $46,258

Norwich, CT $46,245

Portsmouth, NH $46,236

Boulder, CO $46,143

Portland, OR $46,082

Worcester, MA $46,078

Minneapolis, MN $45,941

Philadelphia, PA $45,880

Honolulu, HI $45,735

Saint Paul, MN $45,714

Vineland, NJ $45,704

Providence, RI $45,576

Chicago, IL $45,449

Bellingham, WA $45,396

Springfield, MA $45,361

Baltimore, MD $45,348

Chico, CA $45,238

Pittsfield, MA $45,119

Manchester, NH $45,035

Spokane, WA $44,842

Denver, CO $44,838

Albany, NY $44,631

Troy, NY $44,613

Nassau, NY $44,566

Schenectady, NY $44,521

Wilmington, DE $44,486

Burlington, VT $44,424

Salem, OR $44,407

Portland, ME $44,270

Yakima, WA $44,226

Rochester, MN $44,090

Reno, NV $44,068

Fresno, CA $44,068

Milwaukee, WI $44,028

Detroit, MI $43,984

Ann Arbor, MI $43,977

Allentown, PA $43,971

Colorado Springs, CO $43,896

Syracuse, NY $43,874

Carson City, NV $43,874

Houston, TX $43,813

Eugene, OR $43,791

Gary, IN $43,738

Springfield, OR $43,703

Bismarck, ND $43,694

Galveston, TX $43,663

Medford, OR $43,597

Fort Collins, CO $43,580

Concord, NH $43,558

Austin, TX $43,544

Mesa, AZ $43,452

Reading, PA $43,448

Phoenix, AZ $43,443

Dallas, TX $43,430

Saint Cloud, MN $43,388

Madison, WI $43,329

Utica, NY $43,210

Rochester, NY $43,140

Des Moines, IA $43,135

Raleigh, NC $43,131

Atlanta, GA $43,065

Battle Creek, MI $43,052

Salt Lake City, UT $43,039

Lancaster, PA $42,973

Harrisburg, PA $42,911

Kansas City, MO $42,867

Champaign, IL $42,858

Kansas City, KS $42,858

Fort Worth, TX $42,854

Columbus, OH $42,847

Boca Raton, FL $42,836

Pittsburgh, PA $42,819

Richmond, VA $42,801

Indianapolis, IN $42,792

Cleveland, OH $42,788

Las Vegas, NV $42,735

Cincinnati, OH $42,735

Petersburg, VA $42,669

Huntsville, AL $42,603

Lansing, MI $42,574

Lebanon, PA $42,568

Pueblo, CO $42,564

Appleton, WI $42,551

Buffalo, NY $42,533

Dayton, OH $42,520

Racine, WI $42,511

Charlotte, NC $42,507

Saint Louis, MO $42,493

York, PA $42,467

Elkhart, IN $42,467

Gastonia, NC $42,459

Billings, MT $42,448

Beaumont, TX $42,436

Lorain, OH $42,427

Benton Harbor, MI $42,419

Toledo, OH $42,410

Binghamton, NY $42,388

Rock Hill, SC $42,383

Rockford, IL $42,361

Springfield, IL $42,344

Elyria, OH $42,339

Fargo, ND $42,339

Flagstaff, AZ $42,309

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,282

Duluth, MN $42,256

Miami, FL $42,256

Cheyenne, WY $42,225

Grand Forks, ND $42,225

Bangor, ME $42,128

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,080

Durham, NC $42,061

Louisville, KY $42,058

Grand Rapids, MI $42,049

Hialeah, FL $42,045

Casper, WY $41,983

Scranton, PA $41,930

New Orleans, LA $41,917

Virginia Beach, VA $41,913

Akron, OH $41,891

Peoria, IL $41,834

Sarasota, FL $41,825

Nashville, TN $41,794

Omaha, NE $41,794

Green Bay, WI $41,794

Baton Rouge, LA $41,772

Charleston, SC $41,763

Jamestown, NY $41,741

Davenport, IA $41,741

Tucson, AZ $41,719

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,693

Tampa, FL $41,684

Evansville, IN $41,658

Port Arthur, TX $41,658

Bradenton, FL $41,640

Santa Fe, NM $41,561

Orlando, FL $41,482

Clearwater, FL $41,469

Canton, OH $41,376

La Crosse, WI $41,376

Albuquerque, NM $41,350

Newport News, VA $41,346

High Point, NC $41,332

Ogden, UT $41,315

Corpus Christi, TX $41,280

Norfolk, VA $41,253

Laramie, WY $41,253

Rock Island, IL $41,227

Saginaw, MI $41,218

Jacksonville, FL $41,214

Salisbury, NC $41,205

Boise, ID $41,196

Moline, IL $41,174

Fort Myers, FL $41,161

Memphis, TN $41,152

Tulsa, OK $41,130

Waterloo, IA $41,104

Spartanburg, SC $41,060

Lincoln, NE $41,038

Fort Wayne, IN $41,029

Provo, UT $41,024

Cedar Falls, IA $40,972

San Antonio, TX $40,954

Greensboro, NC $40,936

South Bend, IN $40,932

Savannah, GA $40,884

Muskegon, MI $40,866

Birmingham, AL $40,862

Winston Salem, NC $40,840

Lake Charles, LA $40,734

Anderson, IN $40,725

Lexington, KY $40,712

Augusta, GA $40,699

Greenville, SC $40,699

Lima, OH $40,664

Wichita, KS $40,659

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,659

Columbia, SC $40,620

Springfield, OH $40,611

Asheville, NC $40,541

Bloomington, IN $40,510

Knoxville, TN $40,352

Shreveport, LA $40,347

Wilmington, NC $40,290

Roanoke, VA $40,290

Topeka, KS $40,211

Frankfort, KY $40,206

Oklahoma City, OK $40,176

Chillicothe, OH $40,158

Longview, TX $40,154

Melbourne, FL $40,149

Sioux Falls, SD $40,079

Mobile, AL $40,074

Terre Haute, IN $40,057

Altoona, PA $40,031

Amarillo, TX $40,000

Killeen, TX $39,987

Fayetteville, AR $39,951

Chattanooga, TN $39,938

Sioux City, IA $39,899

Idaho Falls, ID $39,890

Lynchburg, VA $39,855

Gainesville, FL $39,797

Portsmouth, OH $39,775

Little Rock, AR $39,767

Lafayette, LA $39,749

Youngstown, OH $39,749

Daytona Beach, FL $39,723

Clarksville, TN $39,718

Pensacola, FL $39,714

Temple, TX $39,711

Hopkinsville, KY $39,582

Erie, PA $39,573

Florence, SC $39,556

Charleston, WV $39,485

Great Falls, MT $39,463

Macon, GA $39,402

Tallahassee, FL $39,397

Fayetteville, NC $39,388

Waco, TX $39,380

Helena, MT $39,349

Pine Bluff, AR $39,332

Vincennes, IN $39,278

Lubbock, TX $39,261

Alamogordo, NM $39,234

Twin Falls, ID $39,195

Rapid City, SD $39,182

Jackson, MS $39,103

Huntington, WV $39,099

Greenville, MS $39,098

Parkersburg, WV $39,053

Montgomery, AL $39,045

Wichita Falls, TX $39,001

Springfield, MO $39,001

Biloxi, MS $38,979

Monroe, LA $38,935

Johnstown, PA $38,905

Sumter, SC $38,887

Columbus, GA $38,883

Pascagoula, MS $38,799

Abilene, TX $38,799

Kingsport, TN $38,685

Albany, GA $38,685

Gulfport, MS $38,672

Alexandria, LA $38,526

Fort Smith, AR $38,416

El Paso, TX $38,298

Las Cruces, NM $38,100

Harlingen, TX $37,988

Pocatello, ID $37,981

Florence, AL $37,924

Brownsville, TX $37,915

Mcallen, TX $37,823

Dothan, AL $37,761

Columbus, MS $37,500

Altus, OK $37,295

Lawton, OK $37,211

Pierre, SD $37,053

What Skills Can Increase a Day Treatment Counselor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 4.18% 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.
Good Manufacturing Practice (Mentioned in 4.27% Job Postings): Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.44% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	4.18%
Good Manufacturing Practice	4.27%
Material Handling	2.44%

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 Day Treatment Counselor's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$54,975	25%
Leadership	$47,058	7%
Initiative	$46,179	5%
Commitment	$46,179	5%
Analytical Skills	$45,739	4%
Sustainability	$45,739	4%

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Day Treatment Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Day Treatment 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

$40,104

Average $43,980/year

$47,942

$3,342

Average $3,665/month

$3,995

$771

Average $846/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,942	$3,995	$922	$23
Average	$43,980	$3,665	$846	$21
25th Percentile	$40,104	$3,342	$771	$19

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Salary Trends for Day Treatment Counselor

Salaries for a Day Treatment Counselor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $46,462 in 2023 to around $44,666 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Day Treatment Counselor salary trends, .

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