Rehabilitation Counselors Salary in the US
A rehabilitation counselors earns a national median of $46,850 a year (mean $51,820) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #624 of 825.
How much does a rehabilitation counselors earn in the US?
A rehabilitation counselors in the United States earns a median of $46,850 a year (mean $51,820), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 8% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 94,740 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1015), ranked #624 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$46,850
per year
Mean
$51,820
per year
Employment
94,740
US workers
National rank
#624
of 825 by median
What a rehabilitation counselors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a rehabilitation counselors (SOC 21-1015) earns a median annual wage of $46,850 and a mean (average) of $51,820. The median is the midpoint — half of rehabilitation counselors earn more and half earn less — and is 8% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a rehabilitation counselors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for rehabilitation counselors is $46,850, and the mean (average) is $51,820. The median is the midpoint — half of rehabilitation counselors earn more and half earn less.
- How does rehabilitation counselors pay compare to the US average?
- At $46,850, a rehabilitation counselors earns 8% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many rehabilitation counselors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 94,740 rehabilitation counselors employed nationally (SOC 21-1015), across all industries.
- Where does this rehabilitation counselors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-1015. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-1015 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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