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Behavioral Health & Counseling

Behavior Specialist salary

Bachelor+ behavior roles: TBS, behavior support specialists, consultants. Based on 6 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 6 postingsMedian only — under 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.
Median posted salary
$46,280
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $22.25/hour.

By organization budget

$20M-$50M$45,7605 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $50M-$100M (1).

By subsector

Human Services$46,2806 postings

By seniority

Specialist$46,2806 postings

Organizations hiring now

Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$54,080View org →The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$47,840View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$60,320–$74,880View org →San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$43,680View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 6 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 July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.