Outpatient Therapist- Masters
Listed compensation
$50K - $70K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Scranton, PA 18503Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00Sign on Bonus -$3,000 Earn up to $70,000/year & Higher To provide individual and family therapy, as indicated along with associated documentation in an Electronic Medical Record. Positions available for services to Adults, Children/Adolescents/Families or a combination of both populations.
Qualifications
Masters in Social Work, Counseling, Psychiatry, Psychology or other Human Services related field. Experience with children/adolescents a plus. LSW. LCSW. LPC preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individual and family therapy to adults, children, and adolescents. Maintain associated clinical documentation within an Electronic Medical Record system.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychiatry, Psychology, or a related Human Services field. LSW or LCSW/LPC certifications are required or preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Therapist- Masters at FRIENDSHIP HOUSE a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,961 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$60k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Scranton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k≈ 4.1× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,354/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.