Entry-level Rehabilitation Counselor salary in Worcester, MA

Based on 41 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Worcester, MA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rutland, Southborough, Fitchburg, Sterling, Westborough.

Also listed as: Habilitation Counselor

Median salary$39,208
Middle 50%$37.3k–$47.3k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $48,838
Filings41FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $37,315 and $52,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$37,315
25th$37,315
50th (median)$39,208
75th$47,341
90th$49,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$20k $40k $60k FY2020: median $30,742 (39 filings) FY2021: median $29,806 (56 filings) FY2022: median $29,806 (114 filings) FY2023: median $38,085 (48 filings) FY2025: median $39,208 (29 filings) FY2026: median $48,919 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 39 filings FY20 FY2021: 56 filings FY21 FY2022: 114 filings FY22 FY2023: 48 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 114
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$30,742$30,306$31,32539
FY2021$29,806$28,142$29,80656
FY2022$29,806$29,806$34,320114
FY2023$38,085$36,573$39,21348
FY2024–––7
FY2025$39,208$37,315$39,20829
FY2026$48,919$39,208$49,00012

Cost of living

Worcester's median entry-level Rehabilitation Counselor salary of $39,208 is worth about $38,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Worcester = 102.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Rehabilitation Counselors in the Worcester, MA area earned a median of $54,270 in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $39,208, 28% 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 Devereux Foundation$39,20834
New England Center For Childrentoo few7

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $39,208 41
Mid-level · Level II $48,838 49
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$39,208$39,20841
Mid-level · Level II$48,838$48,83849

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.