Mental Health Counselors in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 33 applications covering 33 positions for this role here, at a median of $60,782 a year. 26 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Mental Health Counselors in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$44,824
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$57,803
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$70,803
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$83,782

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Aria Counseling PLLC	Level II	3	3	$58,000
Leila Ortiz PhD Inc.	Level I	3	3	$83,200
Chicago Compass Counseling LLC	Level II	2	2	$57,803
Chicago Psych Therapy Group, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$57,803
Cortica ABA Therapies PA	Level IV	2	2	$93,000
Counselors Associates, Ltd	Level II	2	2	$58,000
Braden Counseling Center PC	Level III	1	1	$74,880
Global Executive Council Services	Level IV	1	1	$83,782
Global Homecare Services, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$100,000
Heartland Alliance International, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$50,726
Institute for Therapy through the Arts	Level II	1	1	$59,000
The Josselyn Center NFP	Level I	1	1	$44,824
K e l l i e R i n e h a r t - R i c e , L C P C , l t d	Level III	1	1	$104,000
Kellie Rinehart Rice LCPC, Ltd	Level II	1	1	$60,000
Nicasa,NFP	Level II	1	1	$58,240
Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$46,134
Polina Reyngold Ltd	Level IV	1	1	$114,400
Pure Health Center PC	Level I	1	1	$83,200
Pure Health Center PC	Level II	1	1	$83,200
Serengeti Wellness PLLC	Level II	1	1	$57,803
Sinai Health System	Level II	1	1	$65,347
The Thresholds	Level II	1	1	$60,782
Wellspring Center for Counseling, LLC	Level II	1	1	$83,782
Wellspring Center for Counseling, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$83,782
Heartland Alliance International, Inc.	not stated	1	1	$50,725

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Mental Health Counselors in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.