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 $64,277, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $95,029, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $129,988, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $125,988,

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 $71,829, California $71,557, Massachusetts $70,603. 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: $98,259; Associate Religious Counselor: $68,100; Associate Pastor: $68,075; Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate: $66,653; 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 February 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Counselor in the United States is $64,875 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): $80,402
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,634 to $73,002
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,863

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Associate Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,002	$6,084	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,875	$5,406	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$59,634	$4,970	$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: $71,829.
California: $71,557.
Massachusetts: $70,603.

District of Columbia $71,829 California $71,557 Massachusetts $70,603 Washington $70,343 New Jersey $70,317 Alaska $70,227 Connecticut $69,331 New York $68,968

Hawaii $67,807 Rhode Island $67,262 Maryland $66,892 Minnesota $66,386 Colorado $66,191 Illinois $66,127 Oregon $65,880 Delaware $65,698

New Hampshire $65,584 Virginia $65,329 Pennsylvania $64,583 Nevada $64,206 North Dakota $64,083 Michigan $63,888 Wisconsin $63,817 Vermont $63,674

Texas $63,279 Maine $63,253 Arizona $63,214 Ohio $63,168 Georgia $62,571 Indiana $62,273 Wyoming $62,215 Utah $62,124

Iowa $62,085 Kansas $61,773 Louisiana $61,683 North Carolina $61,650 Missouri $61,637 Florida $61,384 Montana $61,248 Nebraska $61,118

Kentucky $61,047 South Carolina $60,787 Tennessee $60,625 Idaho $60,560 New Mexico $60,087 Oklahoma $59,983 Alabama $59,600 South Dakota $58,958

Arkansas $58,608 West Virginia $58,419 Mississippi $57,855

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: $81,826
San Francisco: $81,022
Oakland: $79,225

San Jose, CA $81,826

San Francisco, CA $81,022

Oakland, CA $79,225

New York, NY $75,183

Queens Village, NY $74,696

Paramus, NJ $74,178

Passaic, NJ $74,113

Bergenfield, NJ $74,048

Stamford, CT $73,950

Huntington, NY $73,886

Newark, NJ $73,464

Bridgeport, CT $73,334

New Brunswick, NJ $73,120

Vallejo, CA $72,984

Middlesex, NJ $72,945

Somerset, NJ $72,887

Petaluma, CA $72,737

Santa Cruz, CA $72,484

Boston, MA $72,355

Monterey, CA $72,030

Fairbanks, AK $71,985

Los Angeles, CA $71,861

Washington, DC $71,829

Seattle, WA $71,712

Santa Rosa, CA $71,699

Juneau, AK $71,511

Orange, CA $71,297

Anchorage, AK $71,180

Anaheim, CA $71,135

Santa Ana, CA $71,038

Nassau, NY $70,999

Long Beach, CA $70,973

Danbury, CT $70,953

Santa Maria, CA $70,733

Everett, WA $70,720

Bremerton, WA $70,402

Trenton, NJ $70,279

Sacramento, CA $70,253

San Diego, CA $70,220

Brockton, MA $70,194

Tacoma, WA $70,168

Santa Barbara, CA $70,077

Lowell, MA $69,818

New Suffolk, NY $69,792

Nashua, NH $69,714

Lompoc, CA $69,610

Ventura, CA $69,545

Stockton, CA $69,526

New Haven, CT $69,396

Atlantic City, NJ $69,228

Hartford, CT $69,085

Modesto, CA $69,052

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,910

New Britain, CT $68,877

Olympia, WA $68,786

Kennewick, WA $68,786

New London, CT $68,773

Norwich, CT $68,754

Lawrence, MA $68,722

Bakersfield, CA $68,540

Riverside, CA $68,449

New Bedford, MA $68,449

Richland, WA $68,384

Portsmouth, NH $68,332

Vineland, NJ $68,319

San Bernardino, CA $68,267

Boulder, CO $68,086

Worcester, MA $68,034

Portland, OR $67,976

Saint Paul, MN $67,898

Minneapolis, MN $67,898

Philadelphia, PA $67,807

Honolulu, HI $67,463

Springfield, MA $67,236

Providence, RI $67,229

Chicago, IL $67,041

Bellingham, WA $66,963

Baltimore, MD $66,892

Chico, CA $66,730

Wilmington, DE $66,620

Pittsfield, MA $66,555

Manchester, NH $66,431

Spokane, WA $66,146

Denver, CO $66,140

Albany, NY $65,835

Troy, NY $65,809

Schenectady, NY $65,672

Burlington, VT $65,530

Portland, ME $65,303

Salem, OR $65,251

Yakima, WA $65,238

Ann Arbor, MI $65,218

Rochester, MN $65,037

Fresno, CA $65,004

Reno, NV $65,004

Milwaukee, WI $64,946

Detroit, MI $64,881

Allentown, PA $64,862

Carson City, NV $64,855

Houston, TX $64,758

Colorado Springs, CO $64,751

Syracuse, NY $64,719

Eugene, OR $64,596

Bismarck, ND $64,518

Gary, IN $64,518

Galveston, TX $64,518

Springfield, OR $64,466

Medford, OR $64,310

Fort Collins, CO $64,284

Austin, TX $64,232

Mesa, AZ $64,096

Phoenix, AZ $64,083

Dallas, TX $64,064

Reading, PA $64,025

Saint Cloud, MN $63,999

Concord, NH $63,940

Madison, WI $63,914

Utica, NY $63,739

Raleigh, NC $63,687

Las Vegas, NV $63,681

Rochester, NY $63,635

Des Moines, IA $63,629

Atlanta, GA $63,525

Battle Creek, MI $63,506

Salt Lake City, UT $63,486

Lancaster, PA $63,389

Champaign, IL $63,376

Harrisburg, PA $63,298

Durham, NC $63,240

Kansas City, MO $63,233

Kansas City, KS $63,220

Fort Worth, TX $63,214

Boca Raton, FL $63,188

Cleveland, OH $63,181

Columbus, OH $63,168

Pittsburgh, PA $63,162

Richmond, VA $63,136

Indianapolis, IN $63,123

Cincinnati, OH $63,039

Petersburg, VA $62,941

Billings, MT $62,799

Lansing, MI $62,799

Huntsville, AL $62,799

Lebanon, PA $62,792

Dayton, OH $62,786

Pueblo, CO $62,786

Appleton, WI $62,766

Buffalo, NY $62,740

Racine, WI $62,708

Charlotte, NC $62,701

Saint Louis, MO $62,682

Springfield, IL $62,656

Elkhart, IN $62,643

York, PA $62,643

Gastonia, NC $62,636

Benton Harbor, MI $62,636

Beaumont, TX $62,597

Lorain, OH $62,584

Toledo, OH $62,558

Binghamton, NY $62,526

Rock Hill, SC $62,520

Rockford, IL $62,487

Fargo, ND $62,455

Elyria, OH $62,455

Flagstaff, AZ $62,409

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,370

Miami, FL $62,331

Duluth, MN $62,228

Bangor, ME $62,143

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,072

Louisville, KY $62,039

Grand Rapids, MI $62,027

Hialeah, FL $62,020

Casper, WY $61,929

Scranton, PA $61,851

New Orleans, LA $61,832

Virginia Beach, VA $61,825

Akron, OH $61,793

Peoria, IL $61,709

Sarasota, FL $61,696

Green Bay, WI $61,650

Baton Rouge, LA $61,618

Charleston, SC $61,605

Nashville, TN $61,585

Jamestown, NY $61,572

Davenport, IA $61,572

Tucson, AZ $61,540

Cheyenne, WY $61,520

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,501

Tampa, FL $61,488

Omaha, NE $61,475

Port Arthur, TX $61,449

Evansville, IN $61,449

Bradenton, FL $61,423

Santa Fe, NM $61,306

Orlando, FL $61,242

Clearwater, FL $61,170

Canton, OH $61,034

La Crosse, WI $61,034

Grand Forks, ND $61,014

Albuquerque, NM $60,995

Tulsa, OK $60,995

Newport News, VA $60,989

High Point, NC $60,969

Ogden, UT $60,943

Corpus Christi, TX $60,891

Laramie, WY $60,852

Norfolk, VA $60,852

Rock Island, IL $60,813

Saginaw, MI $60,800

Jacksonville, FL $60,794

Salisbury, NC $60,781

Memphis, TN $60,768

Moline, IL $60,736

Fort Myers, FL $60,716

Waterloo, IA $60,632

Spartanburg, SC $60,567

Lincoln, NE $60,534

Fort Wayne, IN $60,521

Birmingham, AL $60,450

Cedar Falls, IA $60,437

Provo, UT $60,431

Springfield, OH $60,424

San Antonio, TX $60,411

Greensboro, NC $60,385

South Bend, IN $60,379

Winston Salem, NC $60,372

Boise, ID $60,353

Savannah, GA $60,307

Muskegon, MI $60,191

Lima, OH $60,113

Lake Charles, LA $60,087

Anderson, IN $60,074

Lexington, KY $60,054

Augusta, GA $60,035

Greenville, SC $60,035

Wichita, KS $59,976

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,976

Columbia, SC $59,918

Bloomington, IN $59,756

Roanoke, VA $59,717

Asheville, NC $59,633

Knoxville, TN $59,522

Shreveport, LA $59,516

Wilmington, NC $59,432

Frankfort, KY $59,308

Oklahoma City, OK $59,263

Chillicothe, OH $59,237

Longview, TX $59,230

Topeka, KS $59,211

Mobile, AL $59,114

Terre Haute, IN $59,088

Erie, PA $59,081

Altoona, PA $59,049

Melbourne, FL $59,029

Amarillo, TX $59,003

Killeen, TX $58,984

Fayetteville, AR $58,932

Sioux Falls, SD $58,887

Chattanooga, TN $58,848

Idaho Falls, ID $58,841

Gainesville, FL $58,705

Portsmouth, OH $58,672

Little Rock, AR $58,660

Lynchburg, VA $58,660

Lafayette, LA $58,634

Youngstown, OH $58,634

Temple, TX $58,608

Daytona Beach, FL $58,595

Clarksville, TN $58,588

Pensacola, FL $58,582

Hopkinsville, KY $58,387

Charleston, WV $58,381

Florence, SC $58,348

Sioux City, IA $58,309

Macon, GA $58,121

Tallahassee, FL $58,115

Fayetteville, NC $58,102

Waco, TX $58,089

Wichita Falls, TX $58,089

Pine Bluff, AR $58,063

Vincennes, IN $57,939

Lubbock, TX $57,913

Great Falls, MT $57,875

Alamogordo, NM $57,868

Abilene, TX $57,816

Rapid City, SD $57,732

Monroe, LA $57,732

Albany, GA $57,693

Huntington, WV $57,686

Jackson, MS $57,680

Greenville, MS $57,673

Parkersburg, WV $57,609

Montgomery, AL $57,596

Johnstown, PA $57,583

Springfield, MO $57,531

Biloxi, MS $57,498

Sumter, SC $57,362

Columbus, GA $57,356

Twin Falls, ID $57,317

Pascagoula, MS $57,232

Kingsport, TN $57,064

Gulfport, MS $57,044

Alexandria, LA $56,830

Fort Smith, AR $56,668

El Paso, TX $56,493

Helena, MT $56,408

Las Cruces, NM $56,201

Harlingen, TX $56,019

Pocatello, ID $55,961

Florence, AL $55,941

Brownsville, TX $55,928

Dothan, AL $55,825

Mcallen, TX $55,792

Columbus, MS $55,312

Altus, OK $55,014

Lawton, OK $54,890

Pierre, SD $54,657

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	$68,767	6%
Leadership	$68,118	5%
Scheduling	$68,118	5%
Healthcare Services	$68,118	5%
Psychiatric	$67,469	4%
Self-Directed	$66,821	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 February 01, 2026

$59,634

Average $64,875/year

$73,002

$4,970

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	$73,002	$6,084	$1,404	$35
Average	$64,875	$5,406	$1,248	$31
25th Percentile	$59,634	$4,970	$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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2024

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