Entry-level Rehabilitation Counselor salary in Boston, MA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Walpole, Roslindale, Randolph, Somerville, Southborough.

Also listed as: Habilitation Counselor

Median salary$44,793
Middle 50%$40.9k–$47.9k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $48,838
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $38,355 and $65,580.
PercentileSalary
10th$38,355
25th$40,862
50th (median)$44,793
75th$47,882
90th$54,128

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2022: median $37,440 (22 filings) FY2023: median $37,440 (15 filings) FY2024: median $41,600 (23 filings) FY2025: median $41,600 (10 filings) FY2026: median $45,427 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 23
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–––2
FY2022$37,440$32,536$39,26022
FY2023$37,440$37,440$39,78015
FY2024$41,600$40,560$45,12523
FY2025$41,600$38,646$46,28010
FY2026$45,427$43,925$47,57114

Cost of living

Boston's median entry-level Rehabilitation Counselor salary of $44,793 is worth about $41,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Boston = 108.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Rehabilitation Counselors in the Boston, MA area earned a median of $47,440 in May 2025 (3,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $44,793, 6% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The Home for Little Wanderers$44,16912
Justice Resource Institutetoo few5
Boston Higashi Schooltoo few4
Wayside Youth & Family Support Networktoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $44,793 24
Mid-level · Level II $49,138 24
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$38,355$44,79324
Mid-level · Level II$46,613$49,13824

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.