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Mental health therapist salary in Georgia

Open mental health therapist jobs in Georgia post a median of $47.50 an hour, the middle half $37–$53.50 (about $98,800 a year full time), $13 above the national posted median. From 17 jobs at 9 employers that state their pay.

$47.50
Median posted /hr
$37–$54
Middle half /hr
$98,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$28.35
BLS median in GA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Mental health therapist jobs in Georgia · Mental health therapist pay nationwide

What mental health therapists are paid in Georgia

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

Posted hourly rates of 17 open jobs in Georgia. Lowest posted $21, highest $85.

Posted on open jobs in Georgia

$37–$53.50/hr

Middle half of 11 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47.50. 15% of the 116 open mental health therapist jobs in Georgia state an hourly rate.

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Mental health therapist pay by town in Georgia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Atlanta$47.50$32.34–$704 (4)
Macon$50$30.70–$703 (2)

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 Georgia

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
Advocate Health$35.75$28.55–$46.053
Miracle House$55$45–$702
ARC Health Partners$47.50$47.502
Focus Forward Counseling$47.50$47.502
Daybreak Health$67.50$50–$851
CVS Health$50.50$26.01–$74.781
Emory Healthcare$32.25$32.341
Youth Villages$21$211

Median of each employer's jobs in Georgia (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.

17 open jobs in Georgia state a yearly salary: a median of $72,800, the middle half $63,500 to $76,800.

Best-paid open mental health therapist jobs in Georgia

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

What BLS measures in Georgia

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, Georgia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (21-1018)$17.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)$22.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)$28.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)$34.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)$43.74 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)9,600 (source: BLS OEWS, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Mental health therapist salary in Georgia: common questions

How much does a mental health therapist make in Georgia?

Open mental health therapist jobs in Georgia that state an hourly rate post a median of $47.50, the middle half $37–$53.50 (17 jobs from 9 employers). Full time that is about $98,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $28.35/hr ($58,960 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Georgia (May 2025).

Where in Georgia do mental health therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Atlanta ($47.50) and Macon ($50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Georgia pay mental health therapists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: BetterHelp ($56.50) and Advocate Health ($35.75).

How does Georgia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Georgia ($47.50) is $13 above the national posted median of $34.50. In the BLS survey Georgia ranks 32 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: 17 of 116 open mental health therapist jobs in Georgia (15%) 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 →

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 nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (SOC 21-1018), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Marriage and Family Therapists (SOC 21-1013), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023), every state, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, national, published May 15, 2026
  6. BLS OEWS May 2025: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Mental health therapist salary in Georgia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/mental-health-therapist/georgia

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