Senior Counselor Salary

Q: How much does a Senior Counselor make?

Senior counselors make $127,405 per year on average, or $61.25 per hour, in the United States. Senior counselors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $81,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $200,000. Location impacts how much a senior counselor can expect to make. Senior counselors make the most in Alaska, West Virginia, Washington, Mississippi, and Vermont.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Senior Counselor Salary

$127,405yearly

$61.25 hourly

Entry level Salary

$81,000 yearly

$81,00010%

$127,405Median

$200,00090%

How much does a Senior Counselor make?

Senior counselors make $127,405 per year on average, or $61.25 per hour, in the United States. Senior counselors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $81,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $200,000.

Location impacts how much a senior counselor can expect to make. Senior counselors make the most in Alaska, West Virginia, Washington, Mississippi, and Vermont.

Highest Paying States For Senior Counselors

While a senior counselor can average a salary of $127,405 per year, or $61.25 per hour, there are many opportunities for senior counselors to make more. For example, in Olympia, WA you might make $182,000 per year. Other high-paying locations include San Francisco, CA, Jackson, MS and Albany, NY. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Olympia, WA where the average starting salary is $103,000. The highest paying states for senior counselors include Alaska, West Virginia and Washington. Meanwhile, New Mexico, Kansas, and Arkansas offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Senior Counselor average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Alaska	$174,260	$83.78	36
2	Washington	$161,785	$77.78	338
3	New York	$153,047	$73.58	792
4	Vermont	$156,288	$75.14	27
5	Oregon	$154,528	$74.29	153
6	Wyoming	$132,498	$63.70	32
7	Delaware	$143,076	$68.79	58
8	West Virginia	$166,227	$79.92	35
9	New Hampshire	$147,237	$70.79	57
10	District of Columbia	$148,445	$71.37	89
11	California	$153,360	$73.73	1,163
12	New Jersey	$143,655	$69.06	362
13	Maine	$144,036	$69.25	47
14	Mississippi	$158,028	$75.97	40
15	Rhode Island	$148,913	$71.59	31
16	Idaho	$133,891	$64.37	59
17	Pennsylvania	$129,511	$62.26	662
18	Wisconsin	$139,497	$67.07	146
19	North Dakota	$125,400	$60.29	37
20	Connecticut	$132,465	$63.69	222
21	Arizona	$121,565	$58.44	306
22	Maryland	$135,075	$64.94	266
23	North Carolina	$132,321	$63.62	245
24	South Carolina	$124,816	$60.01	172
25	Massachusetts	$138,577	$66.62	289
26	Minnesota	$128,061	$61.57	226
27	Michigan	$126,442	$60.79	232
28	Montana	$114,456	$55.03	72
29	Nebraska	$125,560	$60.37	50
30	Tennessee	$119,739	$57.57	191
31	Florida	$116,506	$56.01	743
32	Illinois	$121,075	$58.21	470
33	Virginia	$129,614	$62.31	296
34	Colorado	$118,157	$56.81	234
35	South Dakota	$117,920	$56.69	27
36	Georgia	$116,061	$55.80	382
37	Indiana	$114,940	$55.26	176
38	Missouri	$119,500	$57.45	127
39	Nevada	$103,218	$49.62	78
40	Ohio	$112,477	$54.08	235
41	Kentucky	$109,179	$52.49	93
42	Iowa	$102,355	$49.21	125
43	Louisiana	$83,459	$40.12	139
44	New Mexico	$99,944	$48.05	68
45	Alabama	$106,548	$51.23	102
46	Hawaii	$60,838	$29.25	35
47	Oklahoma	$102,599	$49.33	72
48	Utah	$103,079	$49.56	60
49	Arkansas	$94,552	$45.46	69
50	Texas	$88,632	$42.61	581
51	Kansas	$97,843	$47.04	67

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Highest Paying Cities For Senior Counselors

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Olympia, WA	$182,000	$87.50
2	San Francisco, CA	$177,959	$85.56	14
3	Jackson, MS	$170,702	$82.07
4	Albany, NY	$157,697	$75.82	5
5	Washington, DC	$149,791	$72.01	21
6	Providence, RI	$149,750	$72.00
7	Concord, NH	$148,249	$71.27
8	Dover, DE	$143,364	$68.92
9	Madison, WI	$140,278	$67.44
10	Cambridge, MA	$139,048	$66.85	10
11	Baltimore, MD	$135,705	$65.24	6
12	Raleigh, NC	$134,439	$64.63	1
13	Hartford, CT	$133,463	$64.16	6
14	McLean, VA	$131,341	$63.14	2
15	Saint Paul, MN	$130,022	$62.51	2

Senior Counselors Salary Details

Average Senior Counselor Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Senior Counselor's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$200,000	$16,667	$96
75th Percentile	$161,000	$13,417	$77
Average	$127,405	$10,617	$61
25th Percentile	$100,000	$8,333	$48
10th Percentile	$81,000	$6,750	$39

Highest Paying Types of Senior Counselors

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Program Lead	$100,727	$8,394	$48.43	61,632
Activities Director	$44,982	$3,748	$21.63	6,845
Recreation Leader	$30,040	$2,503	$14.44	35,684
Orientation Leader	$33,848	$2,821	$16.27	32,073
Activity Coordinator	$35,309	$2,942	$16.98	20,364
Group Leader	$100,480	$8,373	$48.31	56,173

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Senior Counselors The Most?

The highest paying companies for senior counselors are Crowell & Moring and Netflix according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Google and Roku report highly competitive wages for senior counselors.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Crowell & Moring	$198,376	$95.37
2	Netflix	$191,108	$91.88	2
3	Google	$188,673	$90.71	10
4	Roku	$183,601	$88.27	1
5	Wasabi Technologies	$183,522	$88.23
6	Airbnb	$183,517	$88.23
7	Course Hero	$183,238	$88.10
8	Seyfarth Shaw	$182,131	$87.56
9	Cheniere Energy	$180,024	$86.55
10	The Walt Disney Company	$179,485	$86.29	52
11	TripActions	$178,240	$85.69	7
12	Databricks	$177,733	$85.45
13	Anaplan	$171,210	$82.31
14	Atlassian	$170,210	$81.83
15	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	$170,200	$81.83
16	Palo Alto Networks	$166,504	$80.05
17	Digits Financial	$165,487	$79.56
18	Twitter	$164,349	$79.01
19	Jackson Walker	$163,487	$78.60
20	Uber Technologies	$163,283	$78.50

Senior Counselor Pay Trends

Average Senior Counselor Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Senior Counselor Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$127,000	$61.25	+7.3%
2022	$118,000	$56.75	+4.9%
2021	$112,000	$53.97	+2.1%
2020	$110,000	$52.85	+2.7%
2019	$107,000	$51.41	+2.3%

Recently Added Senior Counselor Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
General Electric	Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment	Tony, WI	11/28/2022	$180,000
Wells Fargo	Senior Counsel-Wealth and Investment Management Investment Solutions	Boston, MA	11/27/2022	$138,500
Wells Fargo	Senior Counsel-Corporate Governance	Des Moines, IA	11/27/2022	$120,400
BMO Harris	Senior Counsel (OTC Equity Derivatives/Securities)	New York, NY	11/27/2022	$113,800
BMO Harris	Senior Counsel (OTC Equity Derivatives/Securities)	Chicago, IL	11/27/2022	$113,800
Mastercard	Senior Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection	New York, NY	11/26/2022	$171,000
Paypal	SR. Product Counsel, Merchant	San Jose, CA	11/26/2022	$166,940
Warner Bros Discovery Inc.	Senior Counsel	New York, NY	11/26/2022	$153,580
Warner Bros Discovery Inc.	Senior Counsel	Silver Spring, MD	11/26/2022	$153,580
Workforce Logiq	Senior Counsel, Privacy	Atlanta, GA	11/26/2022	$229,570

Senior Counselor Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Senior Counselors The Most?

Alaska pays Senior Counselors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $174,260 per year, or $83.78 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Senior Counselor?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Senior Counselor if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in West Virginia you should be paid close to $166,227 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023