Therapist Salary
Therapist Salary with pay where disclosed, schedule details, and work-life-balance signals. Compare each listing's currency, pay period, location, and requirements before applying.
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These 7,318 roles pay ~$76k median with 6.4/10 median work-life balance — use these as your benchmarks.
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Counselor Pay & Work-Life Balance by State
Advertised-pay benchmarks and work-life-balance scores across 51 states with enough counselor listings to measure. Pay uses weighted monthly permanent-position medians over 13 calendar months where available, with cohort-median fallbacks—not pooled medians or a salary survey. Take-home figures deduct state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025) and adjust for local cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities 2024); federal tax is uniform across states and omitted.
Tile positions are approximate, not geographic boundaries. Selection adds an outline without changing the metric color. Work-life scores describe listings, not surveyed clinician burnout.
Mississippi leads at $109k, against a $76k median across measured states. Best work-life balance: Delaware (6.7/10), Idaho (6.5/10), District of Columbia (6.5/10).
| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | $109k | $120k | 5.6/10 | 191 |
| Louisiana | $105k | $115k | 5.6/10 | 291 |
| Wyoming | $98k | $106k | 6.3/10 | 44 |
| Alaska | $97k | $95k | 5.6/10 | 154 |
| Hawaii | $95k | $77k | 6.2/10 | 86 |
| New Hampshire | $93k | $89k | 6.4/10 | 259 |
| Vermont | $91k | $85k | 6.0/10 | 52 |
| Nevada | $91k | $91k | 5.8/10 | 165 |
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| State | Pay benchmark | Take-home, COL-adj. | WLB | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $91k | $87k | 6.4/10 | 138 |
| Rhode Island | $88k | $81k | 6.0/10 | 186 |
| Arkansas | $87k | $96k | 6.0/10 | 202 |
| Washington | $86k | $80k | 5.8/10 | 802 |
| South Dakota | $85k | $95k | 5.6/10 | 80 |
| Delaware | $84k | $79k | 6.7/10 | 194 |
| Utah | $82k | $79k | 5.7/10 | 283 |
| California | $81k | $66k | 5.7/10 | 2815 |
| Oklahoma | $79k | $85k | 5.9/10 | 332 |
| Virginia | $79k | $73k | 5.6/10 | 1010 |
| South Carolina | $78k | $78k | 5.7/10 | 300 |
| Wisconsin | $78k | $79k | 6.2/10 | 572 |
| Texas | $78k | $80k | 5.8/10 | 1856 |
| Arizona | $77k | $75k | 6.0/10 | 940 |
| North Dakota | $77k | $84k | 6.0/10 | 99 |
| Iowa | $77k | $84k | 5.7/10 | 314 |
| Montana | $77k | $76k | 6.0/10 | 121 |
| Maryland | $76k | $68k | 6.2/10 | 1024 |
| Massachusetts | $76k | $68k | 5.5/10 | 1048 |
| West Virginia | $76k | $81k | 5.8/10 | 202 |
| Oregon | $76k | $66k | 5.8/10 | 536 |
| Idaho | $75k | $74k | 6.5/10 | 143 |
| Connecticut | $75k | $67k | 5.5/10 | 468 |
| District of Columbia | $74k | $61k | 6.5/10 | 77 |
| Missouri | $74k | $78k | 5.7/10 | 617 |
| Kentucky | $74k | $79k | 5.9/10 | 468 |
| Colorado | $73k | $68k | 5.6/10 | 899 |
| Georgia | $73k | $72k | 5.7/10 | 781 |
| New Jersey | $72k | $62k | 5.3/10 | 676 |
| Minnesota | $72k | $66k | 6.3/10 | 614 |
| Nebraska | $72k | $75k | 5.6/10 | 167 |
| Pennsylvania | $72k | $71k | 5.9/10 | 1755 |
| New York | $71k | $62k | 5.6/10 | 1751 |
| Indiana | $71k | $74k | 5.8/10 | 472 |
| Kansas | $69k | $72k | 5.5/10 | 338 |
| Florida | $68k | $66k | 5.8/10 | 1486 |
| Illinois | $68k | $64k | 5.8/10 | 1600 |
| Alabama | $68k | $73k | 5.3/10 | 383 |
| Michigan | $68k | $67k | 5.8/10 | 739 |
| Ohio | $68k | $70k | 5.8/10 | 1648 |
| New Mexico | $67k | $69k | 6.2/10 | 402 |
| Tennessee | $64k | $70k | 6.1/10 | 693 |
| North Carolina | $64k | $65k | 5.9/10 | 1137 |
Therapist Salary: Market Overview & Work-Life Balance
Listing snapshot: this overview summarizes the jobs loaded on this page. Market comparisons use the separate scope and time period labeled in their section.
The market for therapist salary is robust, with 13,027+ verified openings available on WeekdayDoc.
Every listing is evaluated using WeekdayDoc's proprietary work-life balance scoring system. Therapist Salary on this page have an average score of 3.1/10. This data helps clinicians quickly identify positions that match their lifestyle priorities without reading through hundreds of job descriptions.
Leading employers currently hiring for therapist salary include Apis Services, Lifestream Behavioral Center, Health Connect America, Center Pointe, and more. New jobs are added daily as healthcare organizations expand their teams.
Among the top-rated employers hiring for therapist salary, Talkiatry (score: 95.8/100), Boston Neurobehavioral Associates (score: 95.1/100), Cyti Clinics (score: 95.0/100) have earned WeekdayDoc's Top Employer designation based on our proprietary ranking system. This ranking evaluates burnout scores (40%), salary competitiveness (30%), and work-life balance features like no-call and remote options (30%). See the full rankings on our Top Employers page.
According to WeekdayDoc's Market Pulse — which tracks real-time compensation data from thousands of active job postings — the current median salary for therapist salary is $103K. This data is derived from 1,789+ job postings analyzed over the past 12 months — updated daily, unlike annual survey-based reports. Explore salary trends and burnout data on our Market Pulse dashboard.
A few things worth knowing
About Therapist Salary.
How much do counselors earn?
A reliable salary estimate is unavailable for this sample of counselors. Compensation varies by role, specialty, location, and schedule. Compare employer-posted pay where disclosed, including its currency and pay period; missing pay is not estimated.
Are there remote or hybrid counselors jobs available?
Some counselors roles offer remote or hybrid flexibility. You can filter for telehealth and work-from-home options, and every listing shows its remote status before you apply.
Which counselors jobs have the best work-life balance?
Every counselor role on WeekdayDoc is scored for burnout risk using call schedule, weekend and night requirements, and remote flexibility. You can sort by work-life-balance score to surface the lowest-burnout roles first.
Who is hiring counselors right now?
Employers currently hiring for counselor roles include Apis Services, Lifestream Behavioral Center, Health Connect America, Center Pointe, and others. WeekdayDoc aggregates verified openings from these and other organizations, refreshed daily.
How many therapist salary are available, and how often are they updated?
There are currently 13,027 counselors positions listed, with new roles added as employers post them. Job descriptions are public. Verified sign-in with Google or email gives free access to regular Apply, full search, and standard Market Insights. Saved jobs, My Search, and the dashboard also require verified sign-in. Eligible featured employer listings allow Apply without signup or email. Basic calculators are public and free; optional AI contract analysis, RVU Billing Optimizer, and Schedule Optimizer reports remain paid.
Employers hiring now
Organizations with the most openings in Therapist Salary
LifeStance Health188+ open roles here · WLB 89/100
Thriveworks121+ open roles here · WLB 98/100
UHS79+ open roles here · WLB 53/100
Sonder Mind31+ open roles here · WLB 96/100
Geode Health20+ open roles here · WLB 98/100
Magellan Health18+ open roles here · WLB 67/100Avenues Recovery15+ open roles here · WLB 74/100
Community Care of West Virginia15+ open roles here · WLB 74/100