Spiritual Care Counselor
Listed compensation
$80k-$83k
- Top 25%pay for Counseling
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: East Hanover, NJ 07936, Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $83,000.00 Salary, Qualifications:
Key Responsibilities
Provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and their families in a clinical setting. Facilitate counseling sessions to address spiritual distress and promote holistic well-being.
Requirements
The position requires professional qualifications suitable for a spiritual care counselor role. Candidates should possess the necessary training and experience to provide compassionate support in a healthcare environment.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Spiritual Care — Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 30% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$82k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
Living in East Hanover Township
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $792k≈ 9.9× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,579/mo≈ 54% of gross pay
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.