Rehabilitation Counselor salary in Utica, NY

Based on 81 certified H-1B filings in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rome, Boonville, Barneveld, Westmoreland, Vernon.

Also listed as: Habilitation Counselor

Median salary$43,742
Middle 50%$39.1k–$43.7k
vs. national median+8%comparison median $40,664
Filings81FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $37,461 and $52,077.
PercentileSalary
10th$39,146
25th$39,146
50th (median)$43,742
75th$43,742
90th$43,742

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $40k $50k FY2023: median $35,360 (14 filings) FY2024: median $35,360 (204 filings) FY2025: median $39,146 (26 filings) FY2026: median $43,742 (55 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 204 filings FY24 FY2025: 26 filings FY25 FY2026: 55 filings FY26 204
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–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023$35,360$35,360$35,36014
FY2024$35,360$35,360$35,360204
FY2025$39,146$39,146$39,14626
FY2026$43,742$43,742$43,74255

Cost of living

Utica's median Rehabilitation Counselor salary of $43,742 is worth about $47,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Utica = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Rehabilitation Counselors in the Utica, NY area earned a median of $36,130 in May 2025 (250 employed). The H-1B median here is $43,742, 21% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Upstate Cerebral Palsy$43,74281

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $43,742 78
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
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
Entry-level · Level I$37,461$43,74278

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.