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Mental Health Counselors: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 21-1014. 1,911 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $64,813, middle half $55,000–$74,693.

Applications (LCAs)1,911

Median offered salary$64,813

Middle half of salaries$55,000–$74,693

10th–90th percentile$48,913–$85,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	356	$53,603
Level II (qualified)	652	$60,004
Level III (experienced)	247	$71,989
Level IV (fully competent)	170	$83,200

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
GANDARA Mental HEALTH CENTER Inc	156	$54,878
Sea Mar Community Health Centers	79	$69,118
Holocene Acquisition II LLC	36	$83,000
OMNI Health Services, Inc.	31	$50,000
Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.	29	$69,719
The Asian Americans for Community Involvement of Santa Clara County, I	26	$81,226
Purdue University	26	$71,000
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc.	25	$68,000
Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc.	25	$74,984
Advocates, Inc.	22	$70,845
North Suffolk Community Services, Inc.	18	$69,750
Nationwide Children's Hospital	17	$65,000
Mind & Body Garden, A Psychological Corporation	17	$70,000
CREOKS Mental Health Services, Inc.	14	$71,000
Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC	14	$62,000
The Devereux Foundation	14	$51,418
Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC	14	—
Justice Resource Institute Inc.	13	$59,987
Walker, Inc.	12	$77,000
Special Service for Groups, Inc.	12	$72,800
Bridge River Counseling, PLLC	12	$60,000
Phronetic Psychotherapy LCSW PC	12	$135,200
Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc.	10	$69,074
Humantold Psychotherapy LCSW	10	$84,589
Yale University	9	$68,000
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.	9	$71,160
Minds in Action, Inc.	9	—
Korean American Family Services, Inc.	9	$49,000
Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc.	9	$94,500
Rothschild Mental Health Counseling PLLC	8	$58,000
Children's Crisis Treatment Center, Inc.	8	$50,500
Center for Children, Inc.	7	$63,960
Esperanza Health Centers	7	$72,000
Michael Dulchin, MD P.C.	7	$56,717
MultiCare Health System	7	$74,880
Compass Health, Inc.	7	$64,272
University of Rochester	7	$47,840
Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates, LLC	7	$83,000
Ryther	6	$54,528
Otis R Bowen Center for Human Services, INC.	6	$51,000
Garden of Hope, Inc.	6	$64,908
Berrien Mental Health Authority	6	$58,353
Pilsen-Little Village Community Mental Health Center, Inc.	6	$48,829
Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc.	6	$55,546
Aitia Mental Health Counseling PLLC	6	$99,000
Lotus Root Counseling PLLC	6	—
Gayathri Kodiyalam LCSW PLLC	6	$80,000
Avenues Mental Health Counseling, PLLC	6	$72,800
Paving the Way Multi Service Institute	6	$65,000
Dna Comprehensive Therapy Services, LLC	6	$54,749

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	331	$60,000
FY2024	424	$62,316
FY2025	648	$64,272
FY2026	508	$69,000

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).