H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Mental Health Counselor

Occupation profile for Mental Health Counselor covers 165 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $72,800.

FY2026 certified median
$72,800
Total filings
165
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$61,400–$89,357
Top employer
Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$63,950$54,651$80,000
FY202562$62,000$55,000$75,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)62$72,800$61,400$89,357

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Mental Health CounselorFY2024 $63,950; FY2025 $62,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,800$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$63,950FY2025$62,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$72,800Certified median offer, Mental Health CounselorFY2024 $63,950; FY2025 $62,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $72,800$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$63,950FY2025$62,000FY2026*$72,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC13 filings
  2. Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC11 filings
  3. Rothschild Mental Health Counseling PLLC7 filings
  4. Gayathri Kodiyalam LCSW PLLC6 filings
  5. Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc6 filings
  6. Korean American Family Services, Inc.5 filings
  7. Michael Dulchin, MD P.C.5 filings
  8. Aitia Mental Health Counseling PLLC3 filings
  9. Ally Mental Health Counseling Services3 filings
  10. Blue Ridge Behavioral Health, LLC3 filings

Top cities

  1. New York34 filings
  2. Brooklyn18 filings
  3. Chicago8 filings
  4. Long Island City6 filings
  5. Los Angeles5 filings
  6. San Francisco5 filings
  7. Euless5 filings
  8. Denver4 filings
  9. Yonkers4 filings
  10. Northfield3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Xu Z Chen Psychiatrist PLLC · Mental Health Counselor13 filings
  2. Strides Psychotherapy LCSW PLLC · Mental Health Counselor11 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562021-1014$45,198$56,826$68,432$80,059
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698021-1014$44,242$57,138$70,054$82,950
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974021-1014$48,714$60,216$71,739$83,242
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186021-1014$50,898$66,414$81,952$97,469
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790021-1014$48,360$59,800$71,240$82,680
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910021-1014$40,893$53,186$65,499$77,792
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108021-1014$44,117$53,747$63,357$72,987
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266021-1014$53,186$65,291$77,397$89,502
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258021-1014$44,387$53,248$62,109$70,970
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446021-1014$45,947$56,430$66,934$77,418