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Associate / Pre-Licensed Therapist (LMSW, LPC-A, AMFT, Registered Intern) salary in Sandusky, OH

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The median annual wage for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (the closest BLS occupation to Associate / Pre-Licensed Therapist (LMSW, LPC-A, AMFT, Registered Intern)) in Sandusky, OH was $58,570 in BLS OEWS May 2025, and the middle half of workers earned between $46,480 and $63,060.

Broader occupation · SOC 21-1018

BLS occupation: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors.

BLS reports Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for Associate / Pre-Licensed Therapist (LMSW, LPC-A, AMFT, Registered Intern), its setting or its engagement terms.

Sandusky, OH versus the nation

Sandusky, OH median is $780 (1.3%) below the national median of $59,350.

Sandusky, OH

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OH
Pay range for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OHMedian $58,570$33,099$105,397
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OH, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointAnnual wage
10th percentile$46,070
25th percentile$46,480
Median$58,570
75th percentile$63,060
90th percentile$86,870
Mean (average)$59,550

United States

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United States
Pay range for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United StatesMedian $59,350$33,099$105,397
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United States, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointAnnual wage
10th percentile$38,940
25th percentile$47,100
Median$59,350
75th percentile$76,530
90th percentile$97,590
Mean (average)$64,440

For Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Sandusky, OH, BLS reports a median of $58,570; the middle half of workers earned between $46,480 and $63,060 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Sandusky, OH

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OH
Pay range for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OHMedian $28.16$15.91$50.67
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OH, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointHourly wage
10th percentile$22.15
25th percentile$22.35
Median$28.16
75th percentile$30.32
90th percentile$41.77
Mean (average)$28.63

United States

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · OEWS May 2025Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United States
Pay range for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United StatesMedian $28.53$15.91$50.67
  • P10 to P90 published range
  • P25 to P75 middle range
  • P50 median
Each mark uses wages published by BLS for this occupation and area. See the percentile table below for exact values.
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, United States, BLS OEWS May 2025.
PointHourly wage
10th percentile$18.72
25th percentile$22.65
Median$28.53
75th percentile$36.80
90th percentile$46.92
Mean (average)$30.98

For Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Sandusky, OH, BLS reports a median of $28.16; the middle half of workers earned between $22.35 and $30.32 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

What BLS wages include and exclude

Included

  • Base rates
  • Commissions
  • Cost-of-living allowances
  • Deadheading pay
  • Guaranteed pay
  • Hazard pay
  • Incentive pay
  • Longevity pay
  • Over-the-road pay (Mileage)
  • Piece rates
  • Portal-to-portal rates
  • Production bonuses
  • Tips

Excluded

  • Attendance bonuses
  • Back pay
  • Clothing allowances
  • Discount
  • Draw
  • Holiday bonus
  • Holiday premium pay
  • Jury duty pay
  • Meal and lodging payments
  • Merchandise discounts
  • Non-production bonuses
  • On-call pay
  • Overtime pay
  • Perquisites
  • Profit-sharing payments
  • Relocation allowances
  • Severance pay
  • Shift differentials
  • Stock bonuses
  • Tool/equipment allowances
  • Tuition repayment
  • Uniform allowance
  • Weekend premium pay
  • Year-end bonuses

Employment: 70 jobs. Location quotient: 0.45.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, BLS OEWS May 2025. SOC 21-1018 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, Sandusky, OH. BLS page for this occupation. BLS page for Sandusky, OH. CSV

How has published pay changed since the last BLS release?

These are separate BLS estimates, not a wage growth forecast. Survey coverage and area boundaries can change. The table places the published median for Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors in Sandusky, OH from BLS OEWS May 2024 next to BLS OEWS May 2025. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, SOC 21-1018, Sandusky, OH. Published medians from both reference periods.
Pay basisBLS OEWS May 2024BLS OEWS May 2025
annual$59,120$58,570
hourly$28.42$28.16

Prior release: 2024-05, published 2025-04-02. Current release: 2025-05, published 2026-05-15. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

What does this pay include, and what does it leave out?

OEWS counts base rates, guaranteed pay and production incentives. It describes pay reported for employees, not an offer for this vacancy. Benefits and self-employed earnings are outside these wage estimates. Compare the regular pay for the duties you need covered.

A BLS occupation can include different settings, shifts and levels; it does not price your exact schedule.

Overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay are excluded. If this job has a call rota or extra shifts, spell out those payments rather than treating the BLS median as the whole package.

Meal and lodging payments and relocation allowances are excluded. A travel per diem for those costs is not part of this wage. Keep it separate from the pay comparison.

Non-production bonuses are excluded. A sign-on or retention payment that is not tied to production should be discussed separately. BLS does not publish an amount to add for that payment.

BLS pay definitions. These notes do not add an estimated bonus or premium.

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