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Mental health therapist salary in District of Columbia

Open mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia post a median of , the middle half (about $117,500 a year full time), $20.80 above the national posted median. From at that state their pay.

The jobs themselves: Mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia · Mental health therapist pay nationwide

What mental health therapists are paid in District of Columbia

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $56.50 an hour. Middle half $41.50 to $56.50. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 13 open jobs in District of Columbia. Lowest posted $20.83, highest $80.

Posted on open jobs in District of Columbia

$41.50–$56.50/hr

Middle half of 13 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $56.50. 32% of the 41 open mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia state an hourly rate.

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Mental health therapist pay by town in District of Columbia

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Washington$45.75$20.83–$808 (7)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Mental health therapist pay by employer in District of Columbia

What each employer posts for mental health therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
BetterHelp$56.50$43–$704
Newliving Healthcare$67.50$60–$802
Preventive Measures$61$50–$721
CVS Health$50.40$26.01–$74.781
Absolute Healthcare Resources$50$501
WellCentric DC$41.50$39–$441
Better Morning$32.50$30–$351
Children's National Hospital$27.77$20.83–$34.711
Community Bridges$25$251

Median of each employer's jobs in District of Columbia (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for mental health therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

11 open jobs in District of Columbia state a yearly salary: a median of $73,200, the middle half $70,000 to $81,300.

Best-paid open mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in District of Columbia

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, District of Columbia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (21-1018)$20.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)$22.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)$29.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)$40.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)$51.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)1,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors)

BLS median by metro area

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$31.38/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV)

Mental health therapist salary in District of Columbia: common questions

How much does a mental health therapist make in District of Columbia?

Open mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia that state an hourly rate post a median of $56.50, the middle half $41.50–$56.50 (13 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $117,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.06/hr ($60,450 a year) for people employed in the occupation in District of Columbia (May 2025).

How does District of Columbia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in District of Columbia ($56.50) is $20.80 above the national posted median of $35.70. In the BLS survey District of Columbia ranks 21 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 13 of 41 open mental health therapist jobs in District of Columbia (32%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Mental health therapist pay in other states

Mental health therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Mental Health & Social Work job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →District of Columbia pay against its minimum wage →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1018), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mental health therapist salary in District of Columbia. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/mental-health-therapist/district-of-columbia

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