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

An Associate Counselor's salary grows with experience: a Associate Counselor (0-0 years)earns $64,280, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $95,010, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $129,985, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $126,018,

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Counselor?

Associate Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Counselor roles are District of Columbia $71,833, California $71,560, Massachusetts $70,606. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Associate Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Genetics Counselor: $98,279; Associate Religious Counselor: $68,200; Associate Pastor: $68,105; Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate: $66,661; Drug Counselor: $65,801.

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

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

Associate Counselor Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Counselor in the United States is $64,878 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,411
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,623 to $73,008
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,838

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Associate Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,008	$6,084	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,878	$5,406	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$59,623	$4,969	$1,147	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Counselor Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $71,833.
California: $71,560.
Massachusetts: $70,606.

District of Columbia $71,833 California $71,560 Massachusetts $70,606 Washington $70,347 New Jersey $70,321 Alaska $70,230 Connecticut $69,335 New York $68,971

Hawaii $67,810 Rhode Island $67,265 Maryland $66,895 Minnesota $66,389 Colorado $66,195 Illinois $66,130 Oregon $65,883 Delaware $65,702

New Hampshire $65,587 Virginia $65,332 Pennsylvania $64,586 Nevada $64,209 North Dakota $64,086 Michigan $63,892 Wisconsin $63,820 Vermont $63,677

Texas $63,282 Maine $63,256 Arizona $63,217 Ohio $63,171 Georgia $62,575 Indiana $62,276 Wyoming $62,218 Utah $62,127

Iowa $62,088 Kansas $61,777 Louisiana $61,686 North Carolina $61,653 Missouri $61,640 Florida $61,387 Montana $61,251 Nebraska $61,121

Kentucky $61,050 South Carolina $60,790 Tennessee $60,628 Idaho $60,563 New Mexico $60,090 Oklahoma $59,986 Alabama $59,603 South Dakota $58,961

Arkansas $58,611 West Virginia $58,422 Mississippi $57,858

Top Paying Cities for Associate 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: $81,830
San Francisco: $81,026
Oakland: $79,229

San Jose, CA $81,830

San Francisco, CA $81,026

Oakland, CA $79,229

New York, NY $75,187

Queens Village, NY $74,700

Paramus, NJ $74,181

Passaic, NJ $74,116

Bergenfield, NJ $74,051

Stamford, CT $73,954

Huntington, NY $73,889

Newark, NJ $73,468

Bridgeport, CT $73,338

New Brunswick, NJ $73,124

Vallejo, CA $72,987

Middlesex, NJ $72,948

Somerset, NJ $72,890

Petaluma, CA $72,741

Santa Cruz, CA $72,488

Boston, MA $72,358

Monterey, CA $72,034

Fairbanks, AK $71,988

Los Angeles, CA $71,865

Washington, DC $71,833

Seattle, WA $71,716

Santa Rosa, CA $71,703

Juneau, AK $71,515

Orange, CA $71,301

Anchorage, AK $71,184

Anaheim, CA $71,138

Santa Ana, CA $71,041

Nassau, NY $71,002

Long Beach, CA $70,976

Danbury, CT $70,957

Santa Maria, CA $70,736

Everett, WA $70,723

Bremerton, WA $70,405

Trenton, NJ $70,282

Sacramento, CA $70,256

San Diego, CA $70,224

Brockton, MA $70,198

Tacoma, WA $70,172

Santa Barbara, CA $70,081

Lowell, MA $69,821

New Suffolk, NY $69,795

Nashua, NH $69,718

Lompoc, CA $69,614

Ventura, CA $69,549

Stockton, CA $69,529

New Haven, CT $69,400

Atlantic City, NJ $69,231

Hartford, CT $69,088

Modesto, CA $69,056

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,913

New Britain, CT $68,881

Olympia, WA $68,790

Kennewick, WA $68,790

New London, CT $68,777

Norwich, CT $68,757

Lawrence, MA $68,725

Bakersfield, CA $68,543

Riverside, CA $68,452

New Bedford, MA $68,452

Richland, WA $68,388

Portsmouth, NH $68,336

Vineland, NJ $68,323

San Bernardino, CA $68,271

Boulder, CO $68,089

Worcester, MA $68,037

Portland, OR $67,979

Saint Paul, MN $67,901

Minneapolis, MN $67,901

Philadelphia, PA $67,810

Honolulu, HI $67,466

Springfield, MA $67,239

Providence, RI $67,233

Chicago, IL $67,045

Bellingham, WA $66,967

Baltimore, MD $66,895

Chico, CA $66,733

Wilmington, DE $66,623

Pittsfield, MA $66,558

Manchester, NH $66,435

Spokane, WA $66,149

Denver, CO $66,143

Albany, NY $65,838

Troy, NY $65,812

Schenectady, NY $65,676

Burlington, VT $65,533

Portland, ME $65,306

Salem, OR $65,254

Yakima, WA $65,241

Ann Arbor, MI $65,222

Rochester, MN $65,040

Fresno, CA $65,007

Reno, NV $65,007

Milwaukee, WI $64,949

Detroit, MI $64,884

Allentown, PA $64,865

Carson City, NV $64,858

Houston, TX $64,761

Colorado Springs, CO $64,754

Syracuse, NY $64,722

Eugene, OR $64,599

Bismarck, ND $64,521

Gary, IN $64,521

Galveston, TX $64,521

Springfield, OR $64,469

Medford, OR $64,313

Fort Collins, CO $64,287

Austin, TX $64,235

Mesa, AZ $64,099

Phoenix, AZ $64,086

Dallas, TX $64,067

Reading, PA $64,028

Saint Cloud, MN $64,002

Concord, NH $63,943

Madison, WI $63,918

Utica, NY $63,742

Raleigh, NC $63,690

Las Vegas, NV $63,684

Rochester, NY $63,639

Des Moines, IA $63,632

Atlanta, GA $63,528

Battle Creek, MI $63,509

Salt Lake City, UT $63,489

Lancaster, PA $63,392

Champaign, IL $63,379

Harrisburg, PA $63,301

Durham, NC $63,243

Kansas City, MO $63,236

Kansas City, KS $63,223

Fort Worth, TX $63,217

Boca Raton, FL $63,191

Cleveland, OH $63,184

Columbus, OH $63,171

Pittsburgh, PA $63,165

Richmond, VA $63,139

Indianapolis, IN $63,126

Cincinnati, OH $63,042

Petersburg, VA $62,944

Billings, MT $62,802

Lansing, MI $62,802

Huntsville, AL $62,802

Lebanon, PA $62,795

Dayton, OH $62,789

Pueblo, CO $62,789

Appleton, WI $62,769

Buffalo, NY $62,743

Racine, WI $62,711

Charlotte, NC $62,704

Saint Louis, MO $62,685

Springfield, IL $62,659

Elkhart, IN $62,646

York, PA $62,646

Gastonia, NC $62,639

Benton Harbor, MI $62,639

Beaumont, TX $62,600

Lorain, OH $62,588

Toledo, OH $62,562

Binghamton, NY $62,529

Rock Hill, SC $62,523

Rockford, IL $62,490

Fargo, ND $62,458

Elyria, OH $62,458

Flagstaff, AZ $62,412

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,373

Miami, FL $62,334

Duluth, MN $62,231

Bangor, ME $62,146

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,075

Louisville, KY $62,043

Grand Rapids, MI $62,030

Hialeah, FL $62,023

Casper, WY $61,932

Scranton, PA $61,854

New Orleans, LA $61,835

Virginia Beach, VA $61,828

Akron, OH $61,796

Peoria, IL $61,712

Sarasota, FL $61,699

Green Bay, WI $61,653

Baton Rouge, LA $61,621

Charleston, SC $61,608

Nashville, TN $61,588

Jamestown, NY $61,575

Davenport, IA $61,575

Tucson, AZ $61,543

Cheyenne, WY $61,524

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,504

Tampa, FL $61,491

Omaha, NE $61,478

Port Arthur, TX $61,452

Evansville, IN $61,452

Bradenton, FL $61,426

Santa Fe, NM $61,309

Orlando, FL $61,245

Clearwater, FL $61,173

Canton, OH $61,037

La Crosse, WI $61,037

Grand Forks, ND $61,017

Albuquerque, NM $60,998

Tulsa, OK $60,998

Newport News, VA $60,992

High Point, NC $60,972

Ogden, UT $60,946

Corpus Christi, TX $60,894

Laramie, WY $60,855

Norfolk, VA $60,855

Rock Island, IL $60,816

Saginaw, MI $60,803

Jacksonville, FL $60,797

Salisbury, NC $60,784

Memphis, TN $60,771

Moline, IL $60,739

Fort Myers, FL $60,719

Waterloo, IA $60,635

Spartanburg, SC $60,570

Lincoln, NE $60,537

Fort Wayne, IN $60,524

Birmingham, AL $60,453

Cedar Falls, IA $60,440

Provo, UT $60,434

Springfield, OH $60,427

San Antonio, TX $60,414

Greensboro, NC $60,388

South Bend, IN $60,382

Winston Salem, NC $60,375

Boise, ID $60,356

Savannah, GA $60,310

Muskegon, MI $60,194

Lima, OH $60,116

Lake Charles, LA $60,090

Anderson, IN $60,077

Lexington, KY $60,057

Augusta, GA $60,038

Greenville, SC $60,038

Wichita, KS $59,979

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,979

Columbia, SC $59,921

Bloomington, IN $59,759

Roanoke, VA $59,720

Asheville, NC $59,636

Knoxville, TN $59,525

Shreveport, LA $59,519

Wilmington, NC $59,434

Frankfort, KY $59,311

Oklahoma City, OK $59,266

Chillicothe, OH $59,240

Longview, TX $59,233

Topeka, KS $59,214

Mobile, AL $59,117

Terre Haute, IN $59,091

Erie, PA $59,084

Altoona, PA $59,052

Melbourne, FL $59,032

Amarillo, TX $59,006

Killeen, TX $58,987

Fayetteville, AR $58,935

Sioux Falls, SD $58,889

Chattanooga, TN $58,851

Idaho Falls, ID $58,844

Gainesville, FL $58,708

Portsmouth, OH $58,675

Little Rock, AR $58,662

Lynchburg, VA $58,662

Lafayette, LA $58,636

Youngstown, OH $58,636

Temple, TX $58,611

Daytona Beach, FL $58,598

Clarksville, TN $58,591

Pensacola, FL $58,585

Hopkinsville, KY $58,390

Charleston, WV $58,383

Florence, SC $58,351

Sioux City, IA $58,312

Macon, GA $58,124

Tallahassee, FL $58,117

Fayetteville, NC $58,104

Waco, TX $58,091

Wichita Falls, TX $58,091

Pine Bluff, AR $58,066

Vincennes, IN $57,942

Lubbock, TX $57,916

Great Falls, MT $57,877

Alamogordo, NM $57,871

Abilene, TX $57,819

Rapid City, SD $57,735

Monroe, LA $57,735

Albany, GA $57,696

Huntington, WV $57,689

Jackson, MS $57,683

Greenville, MS $57,676

Parkersburg, WV $57,611

Montgomery, AL $57,598

Johnstown, PA $57,585

Springfield, MO $57,534

Biloxi, MS $57,501

Sumter, SC $57,365

Columbus, GA $57,358

Twin Falls, ID $57,319

Pascagoula, MS $57,235

Kingsport, TN $57,066

Gulfport, MS $57,047

Alexandria, LA $56,833

Fort Smith, AR $56,671

El Paso, TX $56,496

Helena, MT $56,411

Las Cruces, NM $56,204

Harlingen, TX $56,022

Pocatello, ID $55,964

Florence, AL $55,944

Brownsville, TX $55,931

Dothan, AL $55,827

Mcallen, TX $55,795

Columbus, MS $55,315

Altus, OK $55,016

Lawton, OK $54,893

Pierre, SD $54,659

What Skills Can Increase an Associate 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 Associate 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	$68,770	6%
Leadership	$68,122	5%
Scheduling	$68,122	5%
Healthcare Services	$68,122	5%
Psychiatric	$67,473	4%
Self-Directed	$66,824	3%

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

Understanding how an Associate 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

$59,623

Average $64,878/year

$73,008

$4,969

Average $5,406/month

$6,084

$1,147

Average $1,248/week

$1,404

$29

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,008	$6,084	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,878	$5,406	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$59,623	$4,969	$1,147	$29

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Salary Trends for Associate Counselor

Salaries for an Associate Counselor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $85,520 in 2023 to around $84,292 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Counselor salary trends, .

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