Key Factors That Influence Support Counselor Salaries
A Support 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 Support Counselor Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Support 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): $47,322
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,792
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,948
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,179
Expert (over 8 years): $49,333
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Support Counselor
$47,322
Intermediate Level Support Counselor
$47,792
Senior Level Support Counselor
$48,948
Specialist Level Support Counselor
$49,179
Expert Level Support Counselor
$49,333
$47,3220 yr
$47,792< 2 yrs
$48,9482-4 yrs
$49,1795-8 yrs
$49,333> 8 yrs
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How Do Support 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 Support Counselors.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $52,395.
California: $52,197.
Massachusetts: $51,501.
District of Columbia$52,395
California$52,197
Massachusetts$51,501
Washington$51,312
New Jersey$51,293
Alaska$51,226
Connecticut$50,573
New York$50,308
Hawaii$49,461
Rhode Island$49,064
Maryland$48,794
Minnesota$48,425
Colorado$48,283
Illinois$48,236
Oregon$48,056
Delaware$47,923
New Hampshire$47,840
Virginia$47,654
Pennsylvania$47,109
Nevada$46,835
North Dakota$46,745
Michigan$46,603
Wisconsin$46,551
Vermont$46,447
Texas$46,158
Maine$46,139
Arizona$46,111
Ohio$46,078
Georgia$45,642
Indiana$45,425
Wyoming$45,382
Utah$45,316
Iowa$45,288
Kansas$45,060
Louisiana$44,994
North Carolina$44,970
Missouri$44,961
Florida$44,776
Montana$44,677
Nebraska$44,582
Kentucky$44,530
South Carolina$44,341
Tennessee$44,223
Idaho$44,175
New Mexico$43,830
Oklahoma$43,754
Alabama$43,475
South Dakota$43,007
Arkansas$42,751
West Virginia$42,614
Mississippi$42,202
Top Paying Cities for Support 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: $59,688
San Francisco: $59,034
Oakland: $57,790
San Jose, CA$59,688
San Francisco, CA$59,034
Oakland, CA$57,790
New York, NY$54,487
Paramus, NJ$53,824
Queens Village, NY$53,822
Passaic, NJ$53,777
Bergenfield, NJ$53,772
Stamford, CT$53,668
Huntington, NY$53,649
Newark, NJ$53,299
Bridgeport, CT$53,199
Vallejo, CA$53,105
New Brunswick, NJ$53,086
Petaluma, CA$53,058
Middlesex, NJ$52,968
Somerset, NJ$52,935
Santa Cruz, CA$52,873
Boston, MA$52,585
Monterey, CA$52,419
Seattle, WA$52,310
Santa Rosa, CA$52,301
Los Angeles, CA$52,287
Juneau, AK$52,163
Washington, DC$52,111
Orange, CA$51,943
Santa Ana, CA$51,818
Long Beach, CA$51,771
Anaheim, CA$51,761
Anchorage, AK$51,738
Santa Maria, CA$51,596
Everett, WA$51,586
Danbury, CT$51,420
Bremerton, WA$51,354
Tacoma, WA$51,184
New Suffolk, NY$51,183
Sacramento, CA$51,170
Santa Barbara, CA$51,118
Trenton, NJ$51,066
San Diego, CA$51,066
Brockton, MA$51,014
Fairbanks, AK$50,898
Lompoc, CA$50,777
Lowell, MA$50,739
Ventura, CA$50,730
Nashua, NH$50,720
Stockton, CA$50,715
Modesto, CA$50,370
Poughkeepsie, NY$50,266
Olympia, WA$50,176
Kennewick, WA$50,176
New Haven, CT$50,157
Lawrence, MA$49,987
Hartford, CT$49,939
Riverside, CA$49,930
New Bedford, MA$49,883
Richland, WA$49,883
Bakersfield, CA$49,816
San Bernardino, CA$49,797
New Britain, CT$49,793
Atlantic City, NJ$49,793
New London, CT$49,774
Norwich, CT$49,760
Portsmouth, NH$49,750
Boulder, CO$49,650
Portland, OR$49,584
Worcester, MA$49,580
Minneapolis, MN$49,433
Philadelphia, PA$49,367
Honolulu, HI$49,211
Saint Paul, MN$49,188
Vineland, NJ$49,177
Providence, RI$49,040
Chicago, IL$48,903
Bellingham, WA$48,846
Springfield, MA$48,808
Baltimore, MD$48,794
Chico, CA$48,676
Pittsfield, MA$48,548
Manchester, NH$48,458
Spokane, WA$48,250
Denver, CO$48,245
Albany, NY$48,023
Troy, NY$48,004
Nassau, NY$47,953
Schenectady, NY$47,904
Wilmington, DE$47,867
Burlington, VT$47,800
Salem, OR$47,781
Portland, ME$47,635
Yakima, WA$47,587
Rochester, MN$47,441
Reno, NV$47,417
Fresno, CA$47,417
Milwaukee, WI$47,374
Detroit, MI$47,327
Ann Arbor, MI$47,319
Allentown, PA$47,313
Colorado Springs, CO$47,232
Syracuse, NY$47,209
Carson City, NV$47,209
Houston, TX$47,143
Eugene, OR$47,119
Gary, IN$47,062
Springfield, OR$47,024
Bismarck, ND$47,015
Galveston, TX$46,982
Medford, OR$46,911
Fort Collins, CO$46,892
Concord, NH$46,868
Austin, TX$46,854
Mesa, AZ$46,755
Reading, PA$46,750
Phoenix, AZ$46,745
Dallas, TX$46,731
Saint Cloud, MN$46,685
Madison, WI$46,622
Utica, NY$46,494
Rochester, NY$46,419
Des Moines, IA$46,414
Raleigh, NC$46,409
Atlanta, GA$46,338
Battle Creek, MI$46,324
Salt Lake City, UT$46,310
Lancaster, PA$46,239
Harrisburg, PA$46,172
Kansas City, MO$46,125
Champaign, IL$46,116
Kansas City, KS$46,116
Fort Worth, TX$46,111
Columbus, OH$46,103
Boca Raton, FL$46,092
Pittsburgh, PA$46,073
Richmond, VA$46,054
Indianapolis, IN$46,045
Cleveland, OH$46,040
Las Vegas, NV$45,983
Cincinnati, OH$45,983
Petersburg, VA$45,912
Huntsville, AL$45,841
Lansing, MI$45,810
Lebanon, PA$45,803
Pueblo, CO$45,799
Appleton, WI$45,784
Buffalo, NY$45,765
Dayton, OH$45,751
Racine, WI$45,742
Charlotte, NC$45,737
Saint Louis, MO$45,723
York, PA$45,695
Elkhart, IN$45,695
Gastonia, NC$45,686
Billings, MT$45,674
Beaumont, TX$45,661
Lorain, OH$45,652
Benton Harbor, MI$45,642
Toledo, OH$45,633
Binghamton, NY$45,609
Rock Hill, SC$45,605
Rockford, IL$45,581
Springfield, IL$45,562
Elyria, OH$45,557
Fargo, ND$45,557
Flagstaff, AZ$45,524
Fort Lauderdale, FL$45,496
Duluth, MN$45,467
Miami, FL$45,467
Cheyenne, WY$45,434
Grand Forks, ND$45,434
Bangor, ME$45,330
Cedar Rapids, IA$45,278
Durham, NC$45,258
Louisville, KY$45,254
Grand Rapids, MI$45,245
Hialeah, FL$45,240
Casper, WY$45,174
Scranton, PA$45,117
New Orleans, LA$45,103
Virginia Beach, VA$45,098
Akron, OH$45,075
Peoria, IL$45,013
Sarasota, FL$45,004
Nashville, TN$44,970
Omaha, NE$44,970
Green Bay, WI$44,970
Baton Rouge, LA$44,947
Charleston, SC$44,937
Jamestown, NY$44,914
Davenport, IA$44,914
Tucson, AZ$44,890
Saint Petersburg, FL$44,862
Tampa, FL$44,852
Evansville, IN$44,824
Port Arthur, TX$44,824
Bradenton, FL$44,805
Santa Fe, NM$44,720
Orlando, FL$44,634
Clearwater, FL$44,620
Canton, OH$44,521
La Crosse, WI$44,521
Albuquerque, NM$44,493
Newport News, VA$44,488
High Point, NC$44,474
Ogden, UT$44,455
Corpus Christi, TX$44,417
Norfolk, VA$44,388
Laramie, WY$44,388
Rock Island, IL$44,360
Saginaw, MI$44,351
Jacksonville, FL$44,346
Salisbury, NC$44,336
Boise, ID$44,327
Moline, IL$44,303
Fort Myers, FL$44,289
Memphis, TN$44,280
Tulsa, OK$44,256
Waterloo, IA$44,228
Spartanburg, SC$44,180
Lincoln, NE$44,157
Fort Wayne, IN$44,147
Provo, UT$44,142
Cedar Falls, IA$44,086
San Antonio, TX$44,067
Greensboro, NC$44,048
South Bend, IN$44,043
Savannah, GA$43,991
Muskegon, MI$43,972
Birmingham, AL$43,967
Winston Salem, NC$43,944
Lake Charles, LA$43,830
Anderson, IN$43,821
Lexington, KY$43,806
Augusta, GA$43,792
Greenville, SC$43,792
Lima, OH$43,754
Wichita, KS$43,750
Tuscaloosa, AL$43,750
Columbia, SC$43,707
Springfield, OH$43,698
Asheville, NC$43,622
Bloomington, IN$43,589
Knoxville, TN$43,418
Shreveport, LA$43,414
Wilmington, NC$43,352
Roanoke, VA$43,352
Topeka, KS$43,267
Frankfort, KY$43,262
Oklahoma City, OK$43,229
Chillicothe, OH$43,210
Longview, TX$43,205
Melbourne, FL$43,201
Sioux Falls, SD$43,125
Mobile, AL$43,120
Terre Haute, IN$43,101
Altoona, PA$43,073
Amarillo, TX$43,040
Killeen, TX$43,026
Fayetteville, AR$42,988
Chattanooga, TN$42,973
Sioux City, IA$42,931
Idaho Falls, ID$42,921
Lynchburg, VA$42,884
Gainesville, FL$42,822
Portsmouth, OH$42,798
Little Rock, AR$42,789
Lafayette, LA$42,770
Youngstown, OH$42,770
Daytona Beach, FL$42,742
Clarksville, TN$42,737
Pensacola, FL$42,732
Temple, TX$42,729
Hopkinsville, KY$42,590
Erie, PA$42,581
Florence, SC$42,562
Charleston, WV$42,486
Great Falls, MT$42,462
Macon, GA$42,396
Tallahassee, FL$42,391
Fayetteville, NC$42,382
Waco, TX$42,372
Helena, MT$42,339
Pine Bluff, AR$42,321
Vincennes, IN$42,264
Lubbock, TX$42,245
Alamogordo, NM$42,216
Twin Falls, ID$42,174
Rapid City, SD$42,160
Jackson, MS$42,074
Huntington, WV$42,071
Greenville, MS$42,070
Parkersburg, WV$42,021
Montgomery, AL$42,013
Wichita Falls, TX$41,966
Springfield, MO$41,966
Biloxi, MS$41,942
Monroe, LA$41,895
Johnstown, PA$41,861
Sumter, SC$41,842
Columbus, GA$41,838
Pascagoula, MS$41,748
Abilene, TX$41,748
Kingsport, TN$41,625
Albany, GA$41,625
Gulfport, MS$41,611
Alexandria, LA$41,454
Fort Smith, AR$41,336
El Paso, TX$41,208
Las Cruces, NM$40,995
Harlingen, TX$40,875
Pocatello, ID$40,868
Florence, AL$40,806
Brownsville, TX$40,797
Mcallen, TX$40,697
Dothan, AL$40,631
Columbus, MS$40,350
Altus, OK$40,129
Lawton, OK$40,039
Pierre, SD$39,869
What Skills Can Increase a Support Counselor's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 6.22% 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.
Child Development (Mentioned in 2.43% Job Postings): Child development refers to the sequence of physical, language, thought and emotional changes that occur in a child from birth to the beginning of adulthood.
Psychiatric (Mentioned in 2.03% Job Postings): Periodically and systematically assessing the client's dietary intake and nutritional status to ensure the effectiveness of nutrition intervention.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Planning
6.22%
Child Development
2.43%
Psychiatric
2.03%
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 Support Counselor's salary.
Group Therapy: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Treatment Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Group Therapy
$53,474
13%
Treatment Planning
$52,055
10%
Psychiatric
$51,108
8%
Group Counseling
$50,635
7%
Leadership
$50,635
7%
Accountability
$50,162
6%
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Support Counselor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Support Counselor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Support Counselor positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Support Counselor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Support Counselor
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$52,055
$25.0
10%
How Education impacts a Support Counselor's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Support Counselors enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Support Counselor with a Master's Degree or MBA is between
$43,270
and $46,583).
Support Counselor Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Support Counselor
No Diploma0.1%
High School0.8%
Associates0.8%
Bachelors5.4%
Masters87.3%
Doctorate5.4%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
0.1%
High School
0.8%
Associates
0.8%
Bachelors
5.4%
Masters
87.3%
Doctorate
5.4%
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Support Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Support 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.
Salaries for a Support Counselor can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $45,441 in 2023
to around $44,930 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Support Counselor salary trends,
.
Average Annual Salary of Support Counselor Over Time
2022
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2023
$45,441
2024
$45,351
2025
$44,930
2026
$???
2027
$???
Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$45,441
2024
$45,351
2025
$44,930
2026
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Most common benefits for Support Counselor
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401(k)
Disability
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Common company salaries for Support Counselor
Here are companies hiring for Support Counselor and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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