Mental Health Counselor H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1014).
Employers filed 75 wage applications for Mental Health Counselor jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 41 employers. The median offered wage was $67,000, 7.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC filed the most (11, median $89,357).
- Filings
- 75
- Positions covered
- 65
- Employers
- 41
- Median offered
- $67,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $61,339
- Filings since FY2020
- 287
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +23%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Mental Health Counselor jobs rose 23%, from $58,000 in fiscal 2020 to $71,400 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 4.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 65 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Mental Health Counselor by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 62 | $71,400 | +15.2% | $61,339 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 65 | $62,000 | −3.0% | $57,928 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 42 | $63,950 | −7.9% | $53,165 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 39 | $69,399 | +26.2% | $53,165 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 38 | $55,008 | +14.6% | $45,615 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 21 | $48,000 | −17.2% | $46,134 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 20 | $58,000 | n/a | $48,048 | +16.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC | 11 | $89,357 | +39.7% | |
| Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC | 5 | $62,000 | +1.1% | |
| Michael Dulchin, MD P.C. | 5 | $42,432 | at the minimum | |
| Rothschild Mental Health Counseling PLLC | 3 | $61,400 | +0.1% | |
| Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc | 3 | $89,981 | at the minimum | |
| ParadigmONE, Inc. | 2 | $45,282 | at the minimum | |
| Gayathri Kodiyalam LCSW PLLC | 2 | $89,357 | at the minimum | |
| Bridge River Counseling, PLLC | 2 | $50,003 | +22.3% | |
| Korean American Family Services, Inc. | 2 | $56,325 | +27.1% | |
| Promise Healthcare NFP | 1 | $67,000 | +53.8% | |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Inc. | 1 | n/a | ||
| Community Assistance Resources & Extended Services | 1 | $60,000 | +26.7% | |
| Mind Connections Psychology PLLC | 1 | $120,000 | +34.3% | |
| Wichita State University | 1 | $67,250 | +15.2% | |
| Chicago Psych Therapy Group, Inc. | 1 | $57,803 | at the minimum | |
| Asian American Chemical Dependency Treatment Services | 1 | $62,400 | +25.3% | |
| Aitia Mental Health Counseling PLLC | 1 | $124,800 | +36.5% | |
| Third Way Center | 1 | $61,797 | +0.7% | |
| Sun River Health, Inc. | 1 | $63,000 | +1.1% | |
Showing the 19 employers with the most filings of 41. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Mental Health Counselor jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 18 | $89,357 | +11.7% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $62,000 | +1.1% | |
| Euless, TX | 5 | $42,432 | at the minimum | |
| Long Island City, NY | 5 | $81,079 | +18.7% | |
| Baltimore, MD | 3 | $58,635 | +4.8% | |
| Northfield, IL | 3 | $83,200 | +85.6% | |
| Aurora, CO | 2 | $45,282 | at the minimum | |
| Denver, CO | 2 | $60,899 | +4.3% | |
| Frederick, MD | 2 | $65,500 | +9.0% | |
| Kirkland, WA | 2 | $70,000 | +15.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $56,325 | +27.1% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $92,228 | at the minimum | |
| Westminster, CO | 2 | $76,211 | at the minimum | |
| Allston, MA | 1 | $124,800 | +125.2% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $43,888 | at the minimum | |
| Champaign, IL | 1 | $67,000 | +53.8% | |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $44,000 | +12.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $50,003 | +17.8% | |
| Evanston, IL | 1 | $57,803 | at the minimum | |
| Germantown, MD | 1 | $73,070 | at the minimum | |
| Great Neck, NY | 1 | $120,000 | +34.3% | |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $60,000 | +21.4% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $61,400 | +0.1% | |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1 | $50,003 | +26.8% | |
| Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $62,400 | +25.3% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 30 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.