Psychotherapist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1014).
Employers filed 46 wage applications for Psychotherapist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 20 employers. The median offered wage was $98,238, 19.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Phronetic Psychotherapy LCSW PC filed the most (12, median $114,400).
- Filings
- 46
- Positions covered
- 45
- Employers
- 20
- Median offered
- $98,238
- Median prevailing wage
- $75,358
- Filings since FY2020
- 171
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +74%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Psychotherapist jobs rose 74%, from $58,240 in fiscal 2020 to $101,119 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 26.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 34 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.
Psychotherapist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 37 | $101,119 | +21.5% | $73,081 | +26.8% |
| 2025 | 34 | $83,200 | −3.5% | $75,400 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 29 | $86,180 | +2.2% | $75,816 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 19 | $84,323 | +38.2% | $68,204 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 22 | $61,000 | +4.7% | $52,437 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 13 | $58,240 | no change | $56,493 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 17 | $58,240 | n/a | $55,474 | +3.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phronetic Psychotherapy LCSW PC | 12 | $114,400 | +7.9% | |
| Mind & Body Garden, A Psychological Corporation | 9 | $68,432 | +53.9% | |
| Mindology, LLC | 2 | $78,000 | +65.8% | |
| Jamron Mental Health Counseling PC | 2 | $70,000 | +15.1% | |
| Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC | 1 | n/a | ||
| Huilin Lai, LCSW, P.C. | 1 | $129,168 | +8.5% | |
| Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 | +19.7% | |
| Cognitive Behavioral Services Inc | 1 | $95,680 | +26.1% | |
| Chicago Psych Therapy Group, Inc. | 1 | $57,803 | at the minimum | |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority d/b/a Atrium Health | 1 | $62,712 | +30.9% | |
| Orchard Mental Health Group | 1 | $104,000 | +73.1% | |
| Brown University | 1 | $104,825 | +125.9% | |
Showing the 12 employers with the most filings of 20. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Psychotherapist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | 9 | $104,000 | +8.9% | |
| Los Altos, CA | 6 | $80,246 | +54.4% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $104,000 | +19.7% | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $93,600 | +45.4% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 3 | $114,400 | +7.9% | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $89,440 | +39.7% | |
| Ridgewood, NY | 3 | $98,238 | +19.1% | |
| Long Island City, NY | 2 | $132,184 | +18.0% | |
| Redmond, WA | 2 | $70,000 | +15.1% | |
| Silver Spring, MD | 2 | $78,000 | +65.8% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $62,712 | +30.9% | |
| Elmhurst, NY | 1 | $114,400 | +7.9% | |
| Evanston, IL | 1 | $57,803 | at the minimum | |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $64,480 | +25.6% | |
| Providence, RI | 1 | $104,825 | +125.9% | |
| Rockville, MD | 1 | $104,000 | +73.1% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $68,432 | +53.9% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 1 | $49,920 | +1.6% | |
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.
- 27 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.