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Rehabilitation Counselors Salary by City

Rehabilitation counselors earn the most in New Orleans, LA (average $80,030 a year), followed by Killeen, TX ($75,610) and Olympia, WA ($74,560), among the 281 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $51,820 and the median $46,850, for 94,740 workers (May 2025).

$51,820U.S. average
$80Khighest: New Orleans, LA
$30Klowest: Fort Smith, AR
281metro areas
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Top 15 cities for rehabilitation counselors by average salary

New Orleans, LA$80,030
Killeen, TX$75,610
Olympia, WA$74,560
Portland, ME$71,280
Longview, WA$71,080
New Haven, CT$70,830
Trenton, NJ$70,630
Staunton, VA$70,350
Bismarck, ND$69,210
Atlantic City, NJ$68,190
Johnstown, PA$67,410
Anchorage, AK$66,260
Mount Vernon, WA$65,700
Wenatchee, WA$65,520
Fort Collins, CO$65,250
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Rehabilitation Counselors salary by state

Alaska pays rehabilitation counselors the most statewide, $70,080 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Alaska$70,080$61,5901301$66,260$66,260
North Dakota$65,880$63,0502103$69,210$60,680
Washington, D.C.$63,780$49,680n/a1$53,020$53,020
Connecticut$62,980$56,3402,4105$70,830$53,760
Washington$62,270$58,0505,44010$74,560$56,950
Louisiana$61,950$47,9902802$80,030$56,630
Wyoming$60,080$67,640700n/an/a
New Jersey$59,410$49,7301,6302$70,630$68,190
Rhode Island$59,310$47,0204201$57,360$57,360
Massachusetts$59,030$47,3205,7606$64,550$52,140
Oregon$58,570$54,9701,6306$62,710$50,820
Alabama$57,150$54,0405404$60,520$47,690
Georgia$57,030$55,0007403$60,740$43,600
Kentucky$56,550$58,5407902$57,620$45,070
Colorado$56,410$47,8409806$65,250$47,760
Virginia$56,260$47,5302,8907$70,350$48,190
Vermont$55,900$50,0303101$49,320$49,320
New Mexico$55,670$48,2402102$54,320$47,910
Minnesota$55,350$48,0103,0204$65,170$50,480
Idaho$55,120$54,5508206$59,120$45,490
South Dakota$54,400$49,3503701$57,900$57,900
Illinois$54,300$49,3504,1408$64,390$44,710
Utah$53,910$43,9006503$61,250$44,660
Hawaii$53,830$48,7201501$53,260$53,260
Maine$53,320$51,1503302$71,280$44,440
Pennsylvania$52,840$48,6504,13012$67,410$40,820
New York$52,370$47,9603,81011$57,830$44,880
Texas$51,980$49,9901,84010$75,610$46,150
Nebraska$51,060$47,0504802$49,860$43,640
Delaware$50,860$48,8403401$54,290$54,290
Arizona$50,180$48,3301,7504$52,240$45,980
Florida$49,620$45,9903,11014$57,080$40,510
Wisconsin$49,540$46,5302,39013$57,330$40,760
Ohio$49,300$42,6203,69010$55,160$42,370
Missouri$49,190$45,1802,0206$52,640$48,530
Montana$49,040$45,2403304$55,260$44,340
California$48,570$44,48013,69024$64,670$41,510
Michigan$48,060$44,5803,34012$53,680$44,650
West Virginia$47,640$48,0504704$53,700$33,540
Maryland$46,830$40,8603,3004$52,450$41,230
Puerto Rico$46,630$53,1802901$50,190$50,190
Tennessee$46,320$46,0601,5909$53,940$43,480
Mississippi$45,800$41,5004702$51,320$45,840
Indiana$45,570$44,3902,0309$49,510$40,270
North Carolina$45,010$45,8903,82015$52,950$34,170
New Hampshire$44,860$42,6004301$41,430$41,430
Nevada$43,980$40,1205702$48,410$42,930
Iowa$43,400$39,6302,1707$48,560$43,600
Kansas$43,090$41,9801,3704$47,330$42,160
Arkansas$41,230$35,2106003$46,270$30,280
South Carolina$40,730$35,9909808$46,100$33,930
Oklahoma$40,340$38,2601,5702$41,660$39,720
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Rehabilitation Counselors salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
New Orleans, LA$80,030$56,940$38.4850
Killeen, TX$75,610$69,180$36.3540
Olympia, WA$74,560$63,570$35.85290
Portland, ME$71,280$66,480$34.2760
Longview, WA$71,080$58,760$34.1730
New Haven, CT$70,830$79,380$34.05n/a
Trenton, NJ$70,630$69,740$33.96140
Staunton, VA$70,350$72,960$33.8240
Bismarck, ND$69,210$66,700$33.2860
Atlantic City, NJ$68,190$66,950$32.7960
Johnstown, PA$67,410$70,450$32.41110
Anchorage, AK$66,260$60,700$31.8560
Mount Vernon, WA$65,700$63,480$31.5980
Wenatchee, WA$65,520$63,240$31.5040
Fort Collins, CO$65,250$63,620$31.3730
St. Cloud, MN$65,170$66,680$31.3350
Charlottesville, VA$65,120$59,260$31.3150
San Jose, CA$64,670$60,450$31.09600
Bridgeport, CT$64,670$57,870$31.09320
Norwich, CT$64,640$64,420$31.08450
Worcester, MA$64,550$54,270$31.03850
Springfield, IL$64,390$53,640$30.96100
Bremerton, WA$64,280$61,290$30.91140
Seattle, WA$63,840$58,580$30.692,820
Erie, PA$63,430$61,710$30.4970
Bend, OR$62,710$60,170$30.15140
Hartford, CT$62,290$55,100$29.95610
Kennewick, WA$61,610$57,480$29.62120
Fargo, ND$61,470$61,420$29.5580
Salem, OR$61,330$56,170$29.48260
Salt Lake City, UT$61,250$50,650$29.45260
Savannah, GA$60,740$55,000$29.2030
Grand Forks, ND$60,680$61,420$29.1740
Birmingham, AL$60,520$58,210$29.10140
Atlanta, GA$60,310$55,000$28.99n/a
Boulder, CO$60,150$58,770$28.9240
Portland, OR$59,960$55,570$28.83710
Colorado Springs, CO$59,600$55,370$28.65120
Boston, MA$59,530$47,440$28.623,430
Boise, ID$59,120$58,240$28.42340
Bellingham, WA$58,900$55,570$28.32100
Champaign, IL$58,510$50,390$28.1370
Mobile, AL$58,480$56,290$28.1250
Scranton, PA$58,220$53,940$27.99250
Eugene, OR$58,030$56,930$27.90290
Sioux Falls, SD$57,900$57,410$27.84130
Minneapolis, MN$57,880$49,890$27.831,680
Albany, NY$57,830$48,750$27.80190
Williamsport, PA$57,800$56,200$27.7950
Yakima, WA$57,760$55,990$27.77290
Montgomery, AL$57,700$55,050$27.7480
Richmond, VA$57,640$48,890$27.71n/a
Lexington, KY$57,620$58,570$27.70240
San Francisco, CA$57,510$50,510$27.651,600
Providence, RI$57,360$47,010$27.58900
Madison, WI$57,330$54,680$27.56380
Fort Myers, FL$57,080$51,460$27.4450
Spokane, WA$56,950$55,600$27.381,080
Coeur d'Alene, ID$56,720$61,240$27.2750
Kankakee, IL$56,680$53,060$27.2560
Peoria, IL$56,660$49,360$27.24120
Baton Rouge, LA$56,630$49,120$27.2260
Kingston, NY$56,480$52,440$27.1550
New York, NY$56,240$50,000$27.042,800
Medford, OR$55,870$53,150$26.8650
Twin Falls, ID$55,860$57,080$26.8640
Roanoke, VA$55,810$51,840$26.8350
Billings, MT$55,260$46,880$26.5770
Denver, CO$55,230$47,840$26.55600
Harrisburg, PA$55,200$49,810$26.54210
Mansfield, OH$55,160$56,970$26.5230
Amherst, MA$55,010$46,590$26.4590
Albuquerque, NM$54,320$43,600$26.12110
Dover, DE$54,290$52,110$26.1030
Santa Rosa, CA$54,280$44,970$26.1090
Chicago, IL$54,210$49,350$26.062,440
Toledo, OH$54,200$47,580$26.06210
Cincinnati, OH$54,130$45,300$26.03400
Rochester, MN$54,110$44,660$26.0190
Barnstable, MA$53,970$48,420$25.95180
Clarksville, TN$53,940$55,270$25.9330
Philadelphia, PA$53,850$48,660$25.891,620
Waterbury, CT$53,760$44,350$25.84380
Charleston, WV$53,700$53,960$25.82140
Battle Creek, MI$53,680$50,490$25.8150
Dayton, OH$53,580$45,650$25.76n/a
Honolulu, HI$53,260$47,990$25.61110
Lancaster, PA$53,080$50,140$25.52140
Flint, MI$53,030$46,160$25.49110
Washington, DC$53,020$48,290$25.492,940
Jacksonville, NC$52,950$47,370$25.4650
Winchester, VA$52,870$47,220$25.4230
Springfield, MA$52,760$45,520$25.37520
Kiryas Joel, NY$52,660$49,610$25.32110
Lansing, MI$52,660$52,790$25.32200
Columbia, MO$52,640$50,050$25.31110
Missoula, MT$52,520$58,000$25.2530
Reading, PA$52,500$44,260$25.24100
Salisbury, MD$52,450$45,780$25.2150
Austin, TX$52,360$48,360$25.18260
Phoenix, AZ$52,240$48,820$25.111,090
Pittsfield, MA$52,140$42,350$25.07140
Decatur, IL$52,130$46,260$25.0640
Rockford, IL$52,130$51,240$25.06170
El Paso, TX$51,980$48,120$24.9960
Pittsburgh, PA$51,960$49,440$24.981,000
Altoona, PA$51,940$46,610$24.9780
Lewiston, ID$51,940$49,230$24.9760
Dallas, TX$51,880$50,600$24.94390
Miami, FL$51,830$48,430$24.92700
Pensacola, FL$51,630$49,280$24.8280
Lynchburg, VA$51,520$45,120$24.7780
Orlando, FL$51,480$47,660$24.75340
Jackson, MS$51,320$43,120$24.67120
San Antonio, TX$51,310$54,090$24.67160
Baltimore, MD$51,290$43,310$24.661,020
St. Louis, MO$51,230$44,620$24.63990
Springfield, MO$51,100$49,320$24.57150
Ogden, UT$51,090$37,730$24.56120
Milwaukee, WI$51,010$47,390$24.52610
Glens Falls, NY$50,840$47,890$24.4440
Jefferson City, MO$50,830$49,640$24.4460
Corvallis, OR$50,820$45,870$24.4340
Rochester, NY$50,810$45,990$24.43370
Napa, CA$50,710$42,560$24.3870
Houston, TX$50,690$50,990$24.37300
Vallejo, CA$50,690$46,900$24.37180
Ann Arbor, MI$50,580$47,310$24.32150
Columbus, OH$50,540$45,500$24.30750
Kansas City, MO$50,490$46,800$24.27690
Duluth, MN$50,480$43,770$24.27260
San Juan, PR$50,190$53,180$24.13230
Jackson, MI$50,180$41,140$24.13n/a
Syracuse, NY$50,070$45,870$24.07160
Kingsport, TN$50,030$49,450$24.0540
Lincoln, NE$49,860$45,030$23.97160
Saginaw, MI$49,830$45,260$23.9690
Riverside, CA$49,710$41,930$23.90930
Wausau, WI$49,700$47,680$23.89n/a
Appleton, WI$49,640$47,620$23.8680
Beckley, WV$49,610$53,620$23.85n/a
Lafayette, IN$49,510$49,150$23.8140
Palm Bay, FL$49,470$46,430$23.7970
Fond du Lac, WI$49,370$48,300$23.7340
Flagstaff, AZ$49,360$48,640$23.7350
Burlington, VT$49,320$47,000$23.71200
Green Bay, WI$49,280$46,450$23.6980
Chattanooga, TN$49,150$49,450$23.63160
Akron, OH$49,080$40,800$23.60210
Pueblo, CO$49,020$47,340$23.5730
Allentown, PA$48,940$43,600$23.53230
Yuma, AZ$48,740$46,790$23.4350
Tampa, FL$48,730$47,060$23.43370
Sarasota, FL$48,720$45,680$23.4280
Cedar Rapids, IA$48,560$44,320$23.35100
St. Joseph, MO$48,530$49,420$23.3340
Kenosha, WI$48,510$45,190$23.3240
Oxnard, CA$48,450$43,110$23.29210
Reno, NV$48,410$46,080$23.2770
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,320$45,540$23.23120
Bay City, MI$48,270$39,520$23.2140
Indianapolis, IN$48,270$47,310$23.21750
Virginia Beach, VA$48,190$45,040$23.17530
Charlotte, NC$48,150$48,290$23.15820
Hagerstown, MD$48,090$41,340$23.1280
Bozeman, MT$48,090$46,140$23.1260
Las Cruces, NM$47,910$38,670$23.0340
San Diego, CA$47,840$45,700$23.001,100
Terre Haute, IN$47,830$51,670$23.0040
Greeley, CO$47,760$42,350$22.96n/a
Gadsden, AL$47,690$37,550$22.9340
Hickory, NC$47,650$49,010$22.91120
Wilmington, NC$47,620$45,660$22.89110
Janesville, WI$47,560$42,850$22.8770
Eau Claire, WI$47,470$47,840$22.8280
Buffalo, NY$47,420$43,930$22.80320
Nashville, TN$47,340$46,490$22.76540
Topeka, KS$47,330$46,590$22.76100
Lubbock, TX$47,310$43,610$22.7540
Santa Maria, CA$47,280$43,410$22.73250
Utica, NY$47,230$36,130$22.71250
Johnson City, TN$47,100$47,020$22.6580
Santa Cruz, CA$47,090$48,070$22.64130
Corpus Christi, TX$47,060$43,430$22.6340
Ocala, FL$47,050$46,190$22.6250
Evansville, IN$47,020$46,140$22.6070
Elkhart, IN$47,010$43,660$22.6030
Beaumont, TX$46,990$51,170$22.5930
Goldsboro, NC$46,980$44,970$22.5950
Stockton, CA$46,940$42,620$22.57220
Sheboygan, WI$46,840$40,260$22.5230
Yuba City, CA$46,760$43,150$22.4850
Detroit, MI$46,690$40,730$22.451,110
Grand Rapids, MI$46,640$39,100$22.42550
Sacramento, CA$46,600$43,880$22.41870
Cleveland, OH$46,560$40,130$22.39630
Racine, WI$46,340$40,430$22.28140
Youngstown, OH$46,290$40,670$22.25150
Merced, CA$46,280$39,640$22.2550
Little Rock, AR$46,270$44,930$22.25200
Canton, OH$46,190$40,990$22.21230
Idaho Falls, ID$46,170$47,840$22.20150
Tyler, TX$46,150$40,850$22.1950
Charleston, SC$46,100$38,210$22.17160
Los Angeles, CA$46,060$43,480$22.144,980
San Luis Obispo, CA$46,060$43,750$22.14190
Michigan City, IN$46,010$46,890$22.1230
Tucson, AZ$45,980$42,730$22.10470
Waterloo, IA$45,980$42,880$22.1070
Greenville, NC$45,910$48,040$22.07100
Gulfport, MS$45,840$37,710$22.0440
Dubuque, IA$45,820$46,050$22.0350
Muskegon, MI$45,780$36,570$22.01130
Huntington, WV$45,760$44,470$22.0060
Fort Wayne, IN$45,650$36,890$21.9590
Raleigh, NC$45,530$45,890$21.89450
Davenport, IA$45,500$40,140$21.88210
Pocatello, ID$45,490$50,290$21.8770
Kalamazoo, MI$45,410$42,990$21.83130
Asheville, NC$45,410$39,670$21.83190
La Crosse, WI$45,380$41,490$21.8270
Memphis, TN$45,320$43,310$21.79220
Tallahassee, FL$45,270$43,160$21.76160
Modesto, CA$45,170$44,270$21.7280
Jacksonville, FL$45,070$38,930$21.67310
Louisville, KY$45,070$39,860$21.67160
Binghamton, NY$45,060$43,570$21.66100
Rocky Mount, NC$45,030$43,130$21.65120
Des Moines, IA$44,950$46,200$21.61660
Elmira, NY$44,880$37,140$21.5840
Knoxville, TN$44,790$44,060$21.53230
Bloomington, IL$44,710$42,950$21.5040
Fayetteville, AR$44,680$33,080$21.4870
Provo, UT$44,660$39,820$21.47180
Niles, MI$44,650$47,080$21.4760
Durham, NC$44,610$46,670$21.45200
Chico, CA$44,520$39,950$21.4160
Bangor, ME$44,440$38,550$21.36140
Lakeland, FL$44,340$38,910$21.3280
Helena, MT$44,340$39,280$21.3240
Jackson, TN$44,160$40,190$21.2370
El Centro, CA$44,090$43,960$21.20260
Wichita, KS$43,910$40,130$21.11330
Sioux City, IA$43,770$46,440$21.05130
Winston-Salem, NC$43,720$43,280$21.02100
Redding, CA$43,690$34,320$21.0190
Omaha, NE$43,640$37,850$20.98440
Augusta, GA$43,600$35,580$20.9680
Iowa City, IA$43,600$38,640$20.96140
Columbia, SC$43,540$35,880$20.93150
Fresno, CA$43,520$38,690$20.92430
Cleveland, TN$43,480$39,640$20.9040
South Bend, IN$43,290$37,870$20.8180
Greensboro, NC$43,200$44,050$20.77210
Panama City, FL$43,150$38,250$20.7440
Lawrence, KS$43,130$41,980$20.7450
Bakersfield, CA$43,050$35,440$20.70400
Las Vegas, NV$42,930$40,120$20.64440
Salinas, CA$42,610$36,310$20.49170
Sandusky, OH$42,370$37,540$20.3770
Manhattan, KS$42,160$36,050$20.2740
Fayetteville, NC$41,660$42,500$20.03150
Oklahoma City, OK$41,660$37,570$20.03410
Greenville, SC$41,520$36,420$19.9690
Visalia, CA$41,510$36,600$19.96170
Manchester, NH$41,430$39,310$19.92170
Lexington Park, MD$41,230$36,060$19.8280
Chambersburg, PA$40,820$36,340$19.6240
Oshkosh, WI$40,760$35,480$19.59120
Gainesville, FL$40,510$37,920$19.48130
Bloomington, IN$40,270$41,270$19.36100
Hilton Head Island, SC$40,230$35,870$19.3440
Tulsa, OK$39,720$36,850$19.10430
Spartanburg, SC$38,200$35,910$18.3750
Burlington, NC$36,920$31,520$17.7560
Myrtle Beach, SC$35,720$35,060$17.1760
Florence, SC$34,710$33,500$16.6990
Pinehurst, NC$34,170$29,900$16.4350
Sumter, SC$33,930$31,020$16.3150
Parkersburg, WV$33,540$28,670$16.1230
Fort Smith, AR$30,280$29,150$14.5670

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Rehabilitation Counselors salary: questions

Where do rehabilitation counselors make the most money?

In New Orleans, LA, with an average of $80,030 a year, among the 281 metro areas we cover.

What is the average rehabilitation counselors salary in the U.S.?

$51,820 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $46,850, so half of rehabilitation counselors earn more than that and half less.

What salary should rehabilitation counselors ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of rehabilitation counselors nationwide earn between $38,770 (25th percentile) and $59,260 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays rehabilitation counselors the most?

Alaska, with a statewide average of $70,080 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is rehabilitation counselors pay the lowest?

Fort Smith, AR, at $30,280 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

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