Expert Rehabilitation Counselor salary in New York, NY

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Yonkers, Mount Kisco, Yorktown Heights, Bronx, Brooklyn.

Also listed as: Habilitation Counselor

Median salary$66,560
Middle 50%$66.1k–$68.6k
vs. all levels here+64%comparison median $40,664
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,123 and $71,947.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,123
25th$66,123
50th (median)$66,560
75th$68,640
90th$71,456

Cost of living

New York's median expert Rehabilitation Counselor salary of $66,560 is worth about $59,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Rehabilitation Counselors in the New York, NY area earned a median of $50,000 in May 2025 (2,800 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,560, 33% higher.

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
Richmond Children Centertoo few7
Oasis Professional Management Grouptoo few6

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $40,664 321
Mid-level · Level II $53,768 18
Senior · Level III $58,663 24
Expert · Level IV $66,560 15

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$38,605$40,664321
Mid-level · Level II$49,150$53,76818
Senior · Level III$57,637$58,66324
Expert · Level IV$66,123$66,56015

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.