Highest paying countries for Mental Health Counselors
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Mental Health Counselor? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $88,816$7,401 / mo
- 2 Iceland $75,645$6,304 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $72,822$6,069 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $67,200$5,600 / mo
- 5 United States $56,000$4,667 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $56,000$4,667 / mo
- 7 Singapore $55,776$4,648 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $50,400$4,200 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $48,905$4,075 / mo
- 10 Jersey $47,600$3,967 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Mental Health Counselor professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $88,816, $75,645 and $72,822.
Mental Health Counselor salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,490 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $22,327$1,861 / mo
- Gabon $18,609$1,551 / mo
- South Africa $17,707$1,476 / mo
- Namibia $14,885$1,240 / mo
- Botswana $12,404$1,034 / mo
- Angola $9,923$827 / mo
- Zambia $9,302$775 / mo
- Seychelles $8,680$723 / mo
- Ghana $8,064$672 / mo
- Comoros $8,064$672 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $8,064$672 / mo
- Mauritius $7,722$644 / mo
- Malawi $7,694$641 / mo
- Congo $7,067$589 / mo
- Cabo Verde $6,882$574 / mo
- Rwanda $6,821$568 / mo
- Lesotho $6,205$517 / mo
- Uganda $6,076$506 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,953$496 / mo
- Tanzania $5,706$476 / mo
- Ivory Coast $5,583$465 / mo
- Senegal $5,583$465 / mo
- Djibouti $5,583$465 / mo
- Morocco $5,169$431 / mo
- Central African Republic $5,085$424 / mo
- Cameroon $4,962$413 / mo
- Kenya $4,670$389 / mo
- Mozambique $4,592$383 / mo
- Nigeria $4,094$341 / mo
- Zimbabwe $4,094$341 / mo
- Libya $4,004$334 / mo
- Mali $3,970$331 / mo
- Burundi $3,970$331 / mo
- Tunisia $3,864$322 / mo
- Madagascar $3,718$310 / mo
- Guinea $3,718$310 / mo
- Togo $3,718$310 / mo
- Eritrea $3,718$310 / mo
- Eswatini $3,718$310 / mo
- Chad $3,595$300 / mo
- Somalia $3,472$289 / mo
- Sudan $3,410$284 / mo
- Liberia $3,226$269 / mo
- Ethiopia $3,102$259 / mo
- South Sudan $3,102$259 / mo
- Algeria $2,856$238 / mo
- Benin $2,481$207 / mo
- Mauritania $2,481$207 / mo
- DR Congo $2,234$186 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,859$155 / mo
- Gambia $1,859$155 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,859$155 / mo
- Egypt $1,814$151 / mo
- Niger $1,490$124 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,238 per year.
- Singapore $55,776$4,648 / mo
- Hong Kong $48,905$4,075 / mo
- Israel $32,973$2,748 / mo
- South Korea $31,970$2,664 / mo
- Japan $28,465$2,372 / mo
- Maldives $27,289$2,274 / mo
- China $11,984$999 / mo
- Malaysia $11,978$998 / mo
- Jordan $8,014$668 / mo
- India $7,834$653 / mo
- Turkmenistan $7,442$620 / mo
- Mongolia $7,442$620 / mo
- Armenia $7,414$618 / mo
- Thailand $7,381$615 / mo
- Kazakhstan $7,224$602 / mo
- Russia $6,972$581 / mo
- Iraq $6,418$535 / mo
- Vietnam $5,779$482 / mo
- Azerbaijan $5,438$453 / mo
- Uzbekistan $5,432$453 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,962$413 / mo
- Bhutan $4,962$413 / mo
- Philippines $4,760$397 / mo
- Indonesia $4,049$337 / mo
- Palau $4,004$334 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,718$310 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,718$310 / mo
- Iran $3,293$274 / mo
- Laos $3,102$259 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,979$248 / mo
- Nepal $2,671$223 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,470$206 / mo
- Cambodia $2,419$202 / mo
- Pakistan $2,234$186 / mo
- Myanmar $1,859$155 / mo
- Palau $1,238$103 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,889 per year.
- Switzerland $88,816$7,401 / mo
- Iceland $75,645$6,304 / mo
- Luxembourg $72,822$6,069 / mo
- Vatican City $56,000$4,667 / mo
- Jersey $47,600$3,967 / mo
- Denmark $47,006$3,917 / mo
- Guernsey $44,800$3,733 / mo
- Netherlands $44,766$3,731 / mo
- Norway $42,140$3,512 / mo
- Ireland $40,158$3,346 / mo
- United Kingdom $39,514$3,293 / mo
- Germany $39,290$3,274 / mo
- Belgium $38,097$3,175 / mo
- Monaco $37,212$3,101 / mo
- Sweden $36,831$3,069 / mo
- Finland $35,767$2,981 / mo
- Liechtenstein $34,720$2,893 / mo
- Austria $32,799$2,733 / mo
- France $32,178$2,681 / mo
- San Marino $31,007$2,584 / mo
- Spain $23,845$1,987 / mo
- Cyprus $22,579$1,882 / mo
- Italy $22,215$1,851 / mo
- Slovenia $20,686$1,724 / mo
- Estonia $20,171$1,681 / mo
- Poland $19,275$1,606 / mo
- Croatia $17,450$1,454 / mo
- Lithuania $17,354$1,446 / mo
- Slovakia $15,658$1,305 / mo
- Latvia $15,137$1,261 / mo
- Malta $14,885$1,240 / mo
- Portugal $14,235$1,186 / mo
- Hungary $12,936$1,078 / mo
- Greece $12,925$1,077 / mo
- Bulgaria $12,712$1,059 / mo
- Andorra $12,404$1,034 / mo
- Montenegro $11,777$981 / mo
- Romania $11,648$971 / mo
- Serbia $9,806$817 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $9,027$752 / mo
- Albania $7,952$663 / mo
- North Macedonia $7,717$643 / mo
- Moldova $7,375$615 / mo
- Belarus $6,434$536 / mo
- Georgia $6,065$505 / mo
- Ukraine $4,889$407 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $4,575 per year.
- Bermuda $67,200$5,600 / mo
- United States $56,000$4,667 / mo
- Cayman Islands $50,400$4,200 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $42,000$3,500 / mo
- Canada $36,182$3,015 / mo
- Puerto Rico $22,327$1,861 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $18,609$1,551 / mo
- Bahamas $17,354$1,446 / mo
- Barbados $14,885$1,240 / mo
- Dominica $11,777$981 / mo
- Costa Rica $11,721$977 / mo
- Belize $11,161$930 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $11,161$930 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $10,545$879 / mo
- Panama $9,957$830 / mo
- Cuba $9,923$827 / mo
- Guyana $8,680$723 / mo
- Saint Lucia $8,680$723 / mo
- Mexico $8,618$718 / mo
- Jamaica $8,064$672 / mo
- Grenada $8,064$672 / mo
- Honduras $7,442$620 / mo
- Nicaragua $6,821$568 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $6,205$517 / mo
- Haiti $4,962$413 / mo
- El Salvador $4,962$413 / mo
- Guatemala $4,575$381 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,307 per year.
- Uruguay $13,535$1,128 / mo
- Paraguay $8,848$737 / mo
- Chile $8,714$726 / mo
- Suriname $7,274$606 / mo
- Ecuador $6,227$519 / mo
- Argentina $5,701$475 / mo
- Brazil $5,208$434 / mo
- Peru $5,118$427 / mo
- Bolivia $4,990$416 / mo
- Colombia $4,575$381 / mo
- Venezuela $2,307$192 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,859 per year.
- Australia $46,766$3,897 / mo
- New Zealand $38,534$3,211 / mo
- Brunei $37,212$3,101 / mo
- Fiji $8,680$723 / mo
- Tonga $8,680$723 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $7,442$620 / mo
- Solomon Islands $6,205$517 / mo
- Vanuatu $5,583$465 / mo
- Samoa $4,962$413 / mo
- Kiribati $4,340$362 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,718$310 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,718$310 / mo
- Nauru $1,859$155 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Mental Health Counselors in the United States ($56,000) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.