Mid-level Mental Health Counselor salary in Springfield, MA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Springfield, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Holyoke, Westfield, Brockton, Chicopee.

Also listed as: Therapist

Median salary$60,000
Middle 50%$55k–$61.3k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $60,000
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,310 and $85,340.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,500
25th$55,000
50th (median)$60,000
75th$61,250
90th$67,825

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $50k $70k FY2021: median $44,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $48,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $54,048 (22 filings) FY2025: median $56,152 (24 filings) FY2026: median $63,500 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 24
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021$44,000$42,209$45,00013
FY2022$48,000$47,940$48,88917
FY2023–––7
FY2024$54,048$53,325$56,30022
FY2025$56,152$53,750$60,00024
FY2026$63,500$60,750$70,00012

Cost of living

Springfield's median mid-level Mental Health Counselor salary of $60,000 is worth about $62,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Springfield = 96.1).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
GANDARA Mental HEALTH CENTER$59,00032
Latino Counseling Centertoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $60,000 36
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$47,736$60,00036

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.