Title: Genetic Counselor Salary: Average Pay, Salary Range, Hourly Wage | Doctor Salaries
Headings: Genetic Counselor Salary
Genetic Counselor Salary
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Content: Other states with a high average annual income for genetic counselors are Wisconsin, with an average annual wage fo $64,570, and Minnesota, where counselors earn $64,510 a year on average according to the BLS salary data. Genetic counselors based in California are paid around $55,580 annually, those working in Ohio earn an average annual salary of $54,970, and professionals working in Massachusetts earn around $64,080 a year. Counselors employed in North Carolina make $54,190 a year on average and those based in Texas earn an average annual wage of $48,810 according to the BLS. Salary by city
Genetic counselors’ annual salary can also vary from city to city. For instance, counselors employed in New York typically report earning an annual income in the range from $51,923 to $58,082, while professionals based in Philadelphia generally earn an annual pay in the range from $52,381 to $67,407 according to Payscale. Hourly wage
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports a mean hourly salary of $26.84 and a median hourly wage of $27.31 for this profession. 10% of genetic counselors earn $12.28 per hour or less, and the 10% on the higher end of the pay scale make $41.24 per hour or more. The middle 50% of genetic counselors employed in the U.S. are paid an hourly wage in the range from $18.37 to $34.43 according to the BLS. The hourly rate for genetic counselors varies from industry to industry. Counselors employed at physicians’ offices make $25.46 per hour on average, those working at medical and diagnostic laboratories earn around $34.30 per hour, and professionals employed at general medical and surgical hospitals earn an average hourly salary of $29.19.