Summer Camp Counselor Salary

Q: How much does a Summer Camp Counselor make?

Summer camp counselors make $25,617 per year on average, or $12.32 per hour, in the United States. Summer camp counselors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $17,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $37,000. Location impacts how much a summer camp counselor can expect to make. Summer camp counselors make the most in Mississippi, Nebraska, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Summer Camp Counselor Salary

$12.32hourly

$25,617 yearly

Entry level Salary

$17,000 yearly

$17,00010%

$25,617Median

$37,00090%

How much does a Summer Camp Counselor make?

Summer camp counselors make $25,617 per year on average, or $12.32 per hour, in the United States. Summer camp counselors on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $17,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $37,000.

Location impacts how much a summer camp counselor can expect to make. Summer camp counselors make the most in Mississippi, Nebraska, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Highest Paying States For Summer Camp Counselors

While a summer camp counselor can average a salary of $25,617 per year, or $12.32 per hour, there are many opportunities for summer camp counselors to make more. For example, in Seattle, WA you might make $34,026 per year. Other high-paying locations include Los Gatos, CA, Brookline, MA and Portland, OR. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Seattle, WA where the average starting salary is $23,000. The highest paying states for summer camp counselors include Mississippi, Nebraska and Washington. Meanwhile, Indiana, South Carolina, and Alaska offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Summer Camp Counselor average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Wyoming	$32,273	$15.52	39
2	Washington	$33,980	$16.34	358
3	North Dakota	$31,696	$15.24	46
4	Nebraska	$36,218	$17.41	73
5	California	$31,853	$15.31	1,453
6	Vermont	$30,551	$14.69	31
7	Mississippi	$36,230	$17.42	46
8	Delaware	$28,252	$13.58	75
9	New Hampshire	$29,301	$14.09	72
10	Colorado	$29,487	$14.18	289
11	Massachusetts	$31,553	$15.17	317
12	West Virginia	$32,403	$15.58	38
13	Maine	$28,309	$13.61	61
14	New York	$28,378	$13.64	780
15	Oregon	$29,828	$14.34	156
16	Arizona	$26,565	$12.77	354
17	Louisiana	$27,479	$13.21	147
18	Connecticut	$27,397	$13.17	243
19	Minnesota	$27,915	$13.42	283
20	Rhode Island	$29,640	$14.25	37
21	Tennessee	$27,602	$13.27	203
22	Montana	$25,539	$12.28	80
23	Maryland	$28,310	$13.61	356
24	New Jersey	$27,302	$13.13	403
25	South Dakota	$27,369	$13.16	35
26	Nevada	$26,160	$12.58	78
27	Idaho	$25,510	$12.26	69
28	Florida	$24,906	$11.97	890
29	Pennsylvania	$24,268	$11.67	674
30	District of Columbia	$26,876	$12.92	97
31	Hawaii	$27,126	$13.04	39
32	Oklahoma	$25,163	$12.10	110
33	Illinois	$24,240	$11.65	607
34	Wisconsin	$24,413	$11.74	182
35	New Mexico	$23,675	$11.38	85
36	Alabama	$23,845	$11.46	114
37	Virginia	$24,608	$11.83	362
38	Michigan	$23,377	$11.24	283
39	North Carolina	$24,094	$11.58	288
40	Kentucky	$23,737	$11.41	109
41	Georgia	$22,697	$10.91	409
42	Arkansas	$22,969	$11.04	82
43	Alaska	$21,519	$10.35	44
44	Texas	$23,192	$11.15	695
45	Iowa	$21,203	$10.19	164
46	Missouri	$22,847	$10.98	184
47	South Carolina	$21,627	$10.40	172
48	Ohio	$21,889	$10.52	346
49	Indiana	$21,750	$10.46	214
50	Kansas	$21,339	$10.26	102
51	Utah	$19,785	$9.51	69

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Highest Paying Cities For Summer Camp Counselors

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Seattle, WA	$34,026	$16.36	2
2	Los Gatos, CA	$32,394	$15.57	3
3	Brookline, MA	$31,604	$15.19	4
4	Portland, OR	$29,694	$14.28	6
5	Castle Rock, CO	$29,511	$14.19	1
6	Portland, ME	$28,434	$13.67	6
7	New York, NY	$28,352	$13.63	20
8	Annapolis, MD	$28,305	$13.61
9	West Windsor, NJ	$27,115	$13.04	4
10	McLean, VA	$25,002	$12.02	1
11	Saint Petersburg, FL	$24,892	$11.97	3
12	Chicago, IL	$24,277	$11.67	15
13	Erie, PA	$24,002	$11.54	12
14	Garland, TX	$23,010	$11.06	2
15	Lawrenceville, GA	$22,762	$10.94

Summer Camp Counselors Salary Details

Average Summer Camp Counselor Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Summer Camp Counselor's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$37,000	$3,083	$18
75th Percentile	$31,000	$2,583	$15
Average	$25,617	$2,135	$12
25th Percentile	$20,000	$1,667	$10
10th Percentile	$17,000	$1,417	$8

Highest Paying Types of Summer Camp Counselors

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Orientation Leader	$33,848	$2,821	$16.27	32,073
Recreation Leader	$30,040	$2,503	$14.44	35,684
Activities Leader	$30,329	$2,527	$14.58	35,544
Unit Leader	$42,921	$3,577	$20.64	63,952
Activities/Volunteer	$32,875	$2,740	$15.81	4,126
Group Leader	$100,480	$8,373	$48.31	56,173

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Summer Camp Counselors The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, St. Anne's-Belfield School and City of Jacksonville are the highest paying companies for summer camp counselors.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	St. Anne's-Belfield School	$50,132	$24.10
2	City of Jacksonville	$41,565	$19.98	3
3	Dwight School	$38,661	$18.59
4	Pathfinder Ranch	$37,588	$18.07	1
5	Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp	$37,020	$17.80
6	City of Las Vegas	$36,027	$17.32
7	Black Rocket Productions	$33,639	$16.17	48
8	Gainesville Regional Utilities	$33,101	$15.91
9	Horizon Services	$32,926	$15.83	5
10	Associated Recreation Council	$32,757	$15.75	57
11	Quad	$32,695	$15.72	4
12	Magellan Health	$32,619	$15.68	204
13	Learning Care Group	$31,670	$15.23	60
14	Kids In The Middle	$31,279	$15.04
15	Homes for the Homeless	$31,015	$14.91
16	Tallgrass Technologies	$30,808	$14.81	7
17	Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago	$30,498	$14.66	3
18	Mad Science Group	$30,230	$14.53
19	Animal Humane Society	$30,176	$14.51	4
20	Palmetto	$30,038	$14.44

How Much Do Summer Camp Counselors Make In Different Industries?

Summer camp counselor salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the education, hospitality, and government industries tend to offer much higher salaries for summer camp counselors. For example, summer camp counselors make a whopping average salary of $30,707 while working in the education industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $28,423 in the hospitality industry and $28,241 in the government industry.

Summer camp counselors may want to avoid working in the non profits industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $25,039.

Highest Paying Industries For Summer Camp Counselors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Education	$30,707	$14.76
2	Hospitality	$28,423	$13.66
3	Government	$28,241	$13.58
4	Retail	$27,432	$13.19
5	Health Care	$25,944	$12.47
6	Non Profits	$25,039	$12.04

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Summer Camp Counselor Pay Trends

Average Summer Camp Counselor Salary Over Time

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Summer Camp Counselor Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$25,600	$12.32	+7.3%
2022	$23,700	$11.41	+4.9%
2021	$22,600	$10.85	+2.1%
2020	$22,100	$10.63	+2.7%
2019	$21,500	$10.34	+2.3%

Recently Added Summer Camp Counselor Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Camp Mishawaka	Summer Camp Counselor	Grand Rapids, MN	11/30/2022	$14,348
Howard County Government	Athletic Sports Summer Camp Counselors	Columbia, MD	11/28/2022	$31,305
Frederick County Government	Nature Camp Positions-Summer	Frederick, MD	11/24/2022	$29,740
Conner Prairie	Summer Camp Counselor, S/Week, May 22-Aug 4.	Fishers, IN	11/16/2022	$27,131
YMCA of Greater Seattle	Summer Camp Cabin Counselor	Longbranch, WA	11/16/2022	$19,566
YMCA of Greater Seattle	Summer Camp Cabin Counselor	Ione, WA	11/13/2022	$19,566
City of Las Vegas	Hourly-Summer Camp & Recreation Positions	Las Vegas, NV	11/11/2022	$25,044
University of Florida	4-H Camp Cloverleaf Summer Camp Staff	Lakeland Highlands, FL	10/22/2022	$15,653
University of Florida	4-H Camp Cloverleaf Summer Camp Staff	Gainesville, FL	10/22/2022	$15,653
Mad Science of Washington	Mad Science Summer Camp Counselor	Silver Spring, MD	08/29/2022	$30,001

Summer Camp Counselor Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Summer Camp Counselors The Most?

Mississippi pays Summer Camp Counselors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $36,230 per year, or $17.42 per hour.

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

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Summer Camp Counselor if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Nebraska you should be paid close to $36,218 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023