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Behavioral Health & Counseling

Behavior Specialist salary

Bachelor+ behavior roles: TBS, behavior support specialists, consultants. Based on 13 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 13 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$45,760
Median
$47,840
75th percentile
$48,880
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $23.00/hour.

By organization budget

$20M-$50M$46,8009 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1), $50M-$100M (3).

By subsector

Human Services$46,80011 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Religion-Related (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$47,84013 postings

Organizations hiring now

Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$58,240View org →SycamoresLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$52,000View org →San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$43,680View org →TERiSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$47,840View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 13 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.