Rehabilitation Specialist Salary

Q: How much does a Rehabilitation Specialist make?

Rehabilitation specialists make $42,934 per year on average, or $20.64 per hour, in the United States. Rehabilitation specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $29,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $62,000. Location impacts how much a rehabilitation specialist can expect to make. Rehabilitation specialists make the most in Alaska, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wyoming.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Rehabilitation Specialist Salary

$42,934yearly

$20.64 hourly

Entry level Salary

$29,000 yearly

$29,00010%

$42,934Median

$62,00090%

How much does a Rehabilitation Specialist make?

Rehabilitation specialists make $42,934 per year on average, or $20.64 per hour, in the United States. Rehabilitation specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $29,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $62,000.

Location impacts how much a rehabilitation specialist can expect to make. Rehabilitation specialists make the most in Alaska, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wyoming.

Highest Paying States For Rehabilitation Specialists

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a rehabilitation specialist is roughly $42,934 per year, which boils down to $20.64 per hour. Interestingly enough, rehabilitation specialists have the highest salaries in Cleveland, OH at about $62,199 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Cleveland, OH is $40,000. Additionally, rehabilitation specialists make more than the average salary in Washington, DC, Bowling Green, KY, Coeur dAlene, ID, Springfield, MA, and Biloxi, MS. On a more broad level, rehabilitation specialist salaries are highest in Alaska, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Wyoming, Michigan, and Utah. On the contrary, Arizona, Colorado, and Kansas offer the lowest rehabilitation specialist salaries.

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Average Salary:

Rehabilitation Specialist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Alaska	$73,141	$35.16	76
2	Wyoming	$51,444	$24.73	51
3	Idaho	$48,419	$23.28	120
4	Nebraska	$48,408	$23.27	162
5	West Virginia	$60,072	$28.88	76
6	Michigan	$51,349	$24.69	427
7	Ohio	$60,519	$29.10	472
8	District of Columbia	$59,842	$28.77	84
9	Montana	$46,811	$22.51	96
10	Maine	$46,649	$22.43	87
11	Massachusetts	$47,026	$22.61	1,461
12	Kentucky	$56,465	$27.15	137
13	Utah	$49,404	$23.75	153
14	Delaware	$46,798	$22.50	92
15	Rhode Island	$46,076	$22.15	79
16	Connecticut	$46,498	$22.35	223
17	New Mexico	$46,739	$22.47	108
18	Missouri	$47,514	$22.84	285
19	South Dakota	$44,836	$21.56	61
20	Arkansas	$45,753	$22.00	136
21	Mississippi	$47,165	$22.68	84
22	Oregon	$46,154	$22.19	233
23	Vermont	$44,648	$21.47	50
24	Nevada	$43,941	$21.13	134
25	Hawaii	$46,035	$22.13	107
26	Maryland	$46,452	$22.33	379
27	Washington	$46,401	$22.31	406
28	Minnesota	$46,171	$22.20	321
29	Virginia	$45,921	$22.08	499
30	New Hampshire	$45,293	$21.78	86
31	North Carolina	$43,795	$21.06	543
32	Tennessee	$43,083	$20.71	293
33	New Jersey	$45,086	$21.68	491
34	Georgia	$43,150	$20.75	581
35	North Dakota	$41,891	$20.14	56
36	New York	$42,302	$20.34	1,033
37	Wisconsin	$44,159	$21.23	259
38	Indiana	$42,222	$20.30	328
39	Pennsylvania	$39,162	$18.83	840
40	Louisiana	$41,361	$19.89	175
41	Alabama	$42,030	$20.21	189
42	South Carolina	$42,512	$20.44	167
43	Iowa	$35,385	$17.01	271
44	Arizona	$38,898	$18.70	368
45	Kansas	$38,570	$18.54	152
46	California	$41,935	$20.16	1,383
47	Colorado	$38,790	$18.65	326
48	Florida	$33,818	$16.26	998
49	Texas	$40,157	$19.31	978
50	Illinois	$39,016	$18.76	589
51	Oklahoma	$32,002	$15.39	153

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Highest Paying Cities For Rehabilitation Specialists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Cleveland, OH	$62,199	$29.90
2	Washington, DC	$59,867	$28.78
3	Bowling Green, KY	$55,520	$26.69
4	Coeur dAlene, ID	$50,637	$24.34
5	Springfield, MA	$47,375	$22.78	1
6	Biloxi, MS	$47,217	$22.70	1
7	Seattle, WA	$46,924	$22.56
8	Portland, ME	$46,829	$22.51
9	Baltimore, MD	$46,636	$22.42
10	Newark, NJ	$45,037	$21.65
11	Rapid City, SD	$44,794	$21.54
12	Menlo Park, CA	$43,961	$21.14
13	Fayetteville, NC	$43,874	$21.09
14	New York, NY	$42,387	$20.38
15	Austin, TX	$40,421	$19.43

Rehabilitation Specialist Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for a rehabilitation specialist can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $31,148, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $42,934 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $44,372. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Rehabilitation Specialist Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$31,100	$14.97
Mid Level	$34,000	$16.35
Senior Level	$44,400	$21.33

Rehabilitation Specialists Salary Details

Average Rehabilitation Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Rehabilitation Specialist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$62,000	$5,167	$30
75th Percentile	$52,000	$4,333	$25
Average	$42,934	$3,578	$21
25th Percentile	$35,000	$2,917	$17
10th Percentile	$29,000	$2,417	$14

Highest Paying Types of Rehabilitation Specialists

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Program Counselor	$43,820	$3,652	$21.07	133,491
Counselor	$36,225	$3,019	$17.42	77,536
Community Health Counselor	$43,304	$3,609	$20.82	131,804
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor	$45,871	$3,823	$22.05	78,174
Rehabilitation Counselor	$43,111	$3,593	$20.73	77,220
Rehabilitation Technician	$29,533	$2,461	$14.20	31,196

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Rehabilitation Specialists The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Prudential Bank and Wellpath are the highest paying companies for rehabilitation specialists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Prudential Bank	$65,519	$31.50
2	Wellpath	$60,995	$29.32	28
3	Community Connections Inc.	$60,866	$29.26
4	University of Illinois Springfield	$58,345	$28.05
5	HealthTrust	$52,670	$25.32	11
6	Axispoint	$51,022	$24.53
7	Ascension Michigan	$48,914	$23.52	53
8	Bright Futures Scholarship Program	$48,676	$23.40	1
9	PT Central	$48,516	$23.32
10	Witham Health Services	$48,170	$23.16
11	Caring Hands	$47,748	$22.96
12	Aegis Therapies	$47,401	$22.79	21
13	Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh	$47,245	$22.71
14	Black Hills Works	$46,635	$22.42
15	Gibney	$46,534	$22.37
16	American Medical Association	$46,491	$22.35
17	MSSG	$46,377	$22.30
18	Change Health Systems	$46,033	$22.13
19	National Mentor Holdings Inc.	$45,940	$22.09
20	Clinical Management Consultants	$45,581	$21.91

How Much Do Rehabilitation Specialists Make In Different Industries?

Rehabilitation specialist salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the professional, health care, and government industries tend to offer much higher salaries for rehabilitation specialists. For example, rehabilitation specialists make a whopping average salary of $47,971 while working in the professional industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $38,799 in the health care industry and $38,559 in the government industry.

Rehabilitation specialists may want to avoid working in the non profits industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $37,473.

Highest Paying Industries For Rehabilitation Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Professional	$47,971	$23.06
2	Health Care	$38,799	$18.65
3	Government	$38,559	$18.54
4	Non Profits	$37,473	$18.02

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Rehabilitation Specialist Pay Trends

Average Rehabilitation Specialist Salary Over Time

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Rehabilitation Specialist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$42,900	$20.64	+4.2%
2022	$41,100	$19.77	+0.9%
2021	$40,800	$19.60	+2.2%
2020	$39,900	$19.17	+0.5%
2019	$39,700	$19.07	+0.8%

Recently Added Rehabilitation Specialist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Res-Care, Inc.	Rehabilitation Specialist	Seattle, WA	11/24/2022	$35,479
State of Florida	Senior Rehabilitation Specialist-Blind	Daytona Beach, FL	11/22/2022	$32,656
State of Idaho	Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist-Service Coordinator	Idaho Falls, ID	11/22/2022	$71,647
Redwood Community Services	Care Manager III or Mental Rehabilitation Specialist I, II, III, IV or V	Ukiah, CA	11/22/2022	$50,401
Change Health Systems I	Rehabilitation Specialist	Baltimore, MD	11/19/2022	$31,305
Idaho Division of Human Resources	Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Specialist	Idaho Falls, ID	11/17/2022	$48,648
Services for The Underserved	Rehabilitation Specialist Union	New York, NY	11/13/2022	$35,688
Services for The Underserved	Rehabilitation Specialist Union	New York, NY	11/13/2022	$35,688
Five Acres-The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of L	Rehabilitation Specialist	San Diego, CA	11/12/2022	$44,829
Five Acres-The Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of L	Rehabilitation Specialist	San Diego, CA	11/12/2022	$44,829

Rehabilitation Specialist Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Rehabilitation Specialists The Most?

Alaska pays Rehabilitation Specialists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $73,141 per year, or $35.16 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Rehabilitation Specialist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Rehabilitation Specialist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Ohio you should be paid close to $60,519 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023