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Mental Health Therapist / Clinician salary

Licensed/associate therapists and clinicians (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC tracks). Based on 60 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 60 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
$66,560
Median
$72,375
75th percentile
$78,125

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Luis Obispo (3), Kern (4), San Bernardino (1), Santa Barbara (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$10M-$20M$72,5009 postings
$20M-$50M$72,25019 postings
$50M-$100M$66,56025 postings
$100M+$82,0365 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2).

By subsector

Health Care$83,4816 postings
Human Services$71,30439 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Religion-Related (1), Youth Development (2), Education (2), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1).

By seniority

Staff$72,37546 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Specialist (1), Associate (4), Lead (1), Senior (3), Coordinator (4), Intern/Trainee (1).

Organizations hiring now

The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$62,400–$76,960View org →San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$70,000–$76,500View org →Clinica Sierra VistaKern County · Budget $100M+$70,304–$127,441View org →HillsidesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$71,500–$80,500View org →Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$70,750–$72,750View org →Alpha ProjectSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$72,800–$93,600View org →APLA HealthLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$74,963–$94,890View org →Penny Lane CentersBudget $50M-$100M$74,513–$98,616View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 60 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.