Visa Wage Index

Mental Health Counselors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 93 applications covering 97 positions for this role here, at a median of $78,150 a year. 72 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$47,341
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$61,339
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$75,358
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$89,357

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Phronetic Psychotherapy LCSW PC Level IV 912 $114,400
Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC Level II 77 $89,357
Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC Level IV 55 $89,357
Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC Level II 55 $62,000
Humantold Psychotherapy LCSW Level II 33 $83,200
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. Level I 33 $89,250
ADITI RAI MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PLLC Level II 22 $61,339
Avenues Mental Health Counseling PLLC Level I 22 $75,358
Avenues Mental Health Counseling, PLLC Level II 22 $68,349
Garden of Hope, Inc. Level II 22 $73,490
Gayathri Kodiyalam LCSW PLLC Level IV 22 $89,357
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. Level IV 22 $115,375
Jason M. Walter, LCSW, P.C. Level II 22 $72,800
Joy Mental Fitness LLC Level III 22 $75,358
Kateri Berasi, Psy.D., P.L.L.C. Level I 22 $64,000
Kelley P Hershman LMHC PLLC Level IV 22 $176,800
Rothschild Mental Health Counseling PLLC Level II 22 $61,400
Weill Cornell Medical College Level I 22 $78,150
Alexander V Badillo Licensed Mental Health Counselor, PLLC Level IV 11 $90,000
Brooklyn Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC Level III 11 $104,000
Brooklyn Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC Level IV 11 $104,000
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc. Level I 11 $47,341
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc. Level II 11 $76,000
Community Assistance Resources & Extended Services Level I 11 $60,000
Doug Uhlig Psychological Services PLLC Level I 11 $93,600
Essen Medical Associates, P.C. Level II 11 $61,339
Flatiron Mental Health Counseling LMHC PC Level II 11 $104,000
Gotham Children Licensed Behavior Analysts PC Level IV 11 $208,000
herald square psychology pllc Level I 11 $62,400
HMH Hospitals Corporation Level I 11 $68,365
Humantold Psychotherapy LCSW Level III 11 $104,000
InStride Health MA, P.C. Level I 11 $75,358
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. Level II 11 $105,000
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. Level III 11 $110,000
Ivy Yuqing Zhang LCSW, P.C. Level III 11 $75,358
Ivy Yuqing Zhang Psychotherapy, P.C. Level III 11 $75,358
Katarzyna Dlugosz Mental Health Counseling PLLC Level I 11 $89,440
Kelley P Hershman LMHC PLLC Level II 11 $176,800
Kelley P Hershman LMHC PLLC Level III 11 $176,800
Linda Garcia-Rose LCSW & Associates, PLLC Level III 11 $80,000
The Mental Health Association of New York City Level I 11 $60,798
Mind & Body Garden, A Psychological Corporation Level I 12 $52,000
Mind Connections Psychology PLLC Level IV 11 $120,000
New York Asian Women's Center Level I 11 $55,000
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Inc. Level II 11 $61,339
The Reece School Level III 11 $76,000
Restore NYC, Inc. Level II 11 $72,450
SCARSDALE EDGEMONT FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICE Level II 11 $218,400
Shannon Shaw LCSW, PLLC Level IV 11 $104,000
Sheila H. Chiffriller, PhD, Psychologist, PLLC Level III 11 $75,358
Success Counseling Services, Inc. Level I 11 $67,000
Torres Counseling LCSW Level IV 11 $93,600
Vanessa AH Li Psychology Services PLLC Level IV 11 $89,440
Rothschild Mental Health Counseling PLLC Level II 11 $58,000
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. not stated 11 $83,304

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