Therapist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1014).
Employers filed 28 wage applications for Therapist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 24 employers. The median offered wage was $77,126, 8.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. filed the most (4, median $89,250).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 25
- Employers
- 24
- Median offered
- $77,126
- Median prevailing wage
- $57,803
- Filings since FY2020
- 129
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +42%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Therapist jobs rose 42%, from $54,580 in fiscal 2020 to $77,563 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 15.9% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 21 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.
Therapist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $77,563 | +31.4% | $61,402 | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 20 | $59,010 | −6.6% | $53,040 | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 21 | $63,180 | +21.5% | $58,230 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 12 | $52,000 | −6.6% | $45,178 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 21 | $55,702 | +7.6% | $44,574 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 15 | $51,750 | −5.2% | $45,968 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 16 | $54,580 | n/a | $50,108 | +2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interborough Developmental and Consultation Center, Inc. | 4 | $89,250 | +88.5% | |
| Southwest Behavioral Health Services, Inc. | 1 | $52,333 | at the minimum | |
| Foothill Family Service | 1 | $77,126 | +5.3% | |
| Heart Centered Counseling PC | 1 | $85,000 | +6.8% | |
| Aviva Mental Health Services, Inc. | 1 | $54,288 | at the minimum | |
| Special Service for Groups, Inc. | 1 | $72,800 | +64.2% | |
| Center for Children, Inc. | 1 | $68,000 | +4.6% | |
| Aitia Mental Health Counseling PLLC | 1 | $99,000 | +10.8% | |
Showing the 8 employers with the most filings of 24. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Therapist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn, NY | 4 | $89,250 | +88.5% | |
| Evanston, IL | 2 | $97,200 | +19.5% | |
| Mansfield, MA | 2 | $85,000 | +6.8% | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $87,179 | +5.4% | |
| Providence, RI | 2 | n/a | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 1 | $78,000 | +5.8% | |
| Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $104,000 | +110.3% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $57,803 | at the minimum | |
| Collingdale, PA | 1 | $54,288 | at the minimum | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $75,000 | +30.8% | |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $55,120 | +37.0% | |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $36,587 | +8.4% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $61,000 | +25.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $72,800 | +64.2% | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $63,000 | +33.1% | |
| Pasadena, CA | 1 | $77,126 | +5.3% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $52,333 | at the minimum | |
| Prince Frederick, MD | 1 | $68,000 | +4.6% | |
| Raymond, IL | 1 | $69,680 | +5.5% | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | n/a | ||
| Scarsdale, NY | 1 | $228,800 | +112.1% | |
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.
- 3 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.