What are the main factors that influence an Adult Crisis Counselor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What are the highest paying states for an Adult Crisis Counselor?

Adult Crisis Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adult Crisis Counselor roles are District of Columbia $55,783, California $55,572, Massachusetts $54,831. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adult Crisis Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Adult Crisis Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Crisis Specialist: $296,728; Crisis Intervention Counselor: $295,170; Adult Counselor: $132,574; Crisis Manager: $121,345; Crisis Therapist: $107,441.

Adult Crisis Counselor Salary in Maine

How much does an Adult Crisis Counselor make in Maine? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adult Crisis Counselor in Maine is $49,123 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Adult Crisis Counselor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,866
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,717 to $59,980
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,065

10% $33,065

50% (Median) $49,123

90% $69,866

Adult Crisis Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,980	$4,998	$1,153	$29
Average	$49,123	$4,094	$945	$24
25th Percentile	$40,717	$3,393	$783	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Adult Crisis Counselor Salaries

An Adult Crisis Counselor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Adult Crisis Counselor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Adult Crisis Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,783.
California: $55,572.
Massachusetts: $54,831.

District of Columbia $55,783 California $55,572 Massachusetts $54,831 Washington $54,630 New Jersey $54,609 Alaska $54,539 Connecticut $53,844 New York $53,562

Hawaii $52,660 Rhode Island $52,236 Maryland $51,949 Minnesota $51,556 Colorado $51,405 Illinois $51,355 Oregon $51,163 Delaware $51,022

New Hampshire $50,934 Virginia $50,735 Pennsylvania $50,156 Nevada $49,863 North Dakota $49,768 Michigan $49,617 Wisconsin $49,561 Vermont $49,450

Texas $49,143 Maine $49,123 Arizona $49,093 Ohio $49,057 Georgia $48,594 Indiana $48,362 Wyoming $48,317 Utah $48,246

Iowa $48,216 Kansas $47,974 Louisiana $47,904 North Carolina $47,878 Missouri $47,868 Florida $47,672 Montana $47,566 Nebraska $47,465

Kentucky $47,410 South Carolina $47,208 Tennessee $47,082 Idaho $47,032 New Mexico $46,664 Oklahoma $46,584 Alabama $46,286 South Dakota $45,788

Arkansas $45,515 West Virginia $45,369 Mississippi $44,931

Top Paying Cities for Adult Crisis Counselor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Freedom: $48,345
Harmony: $48,324
Hartland: $48,387

Freedom, ME $48,345

Harmony, ME $48,324

Hartland, ME $48,387

Hinckley, ME $48,433

Jackman, ME $48,198

Kingfield, ME $48,473

Liberty, ME $48,434

Madison, ME $48,537

Monroe, ME $48,275

Morrill, ME $48,359

Newport, ME $48,281

New Portland, ME $48,548

New Sharon, ME $48,489

New Vineyard, ME $48,519

Norridgewock, ME $48,520

North Anson, ME $48,548

North Vassalboro, ME $48,636

Oakland, ME $48,536

Oquossoc, ME $48,374

Palmyra, ME $48,312

Phillips, ME $48,393

Pittsfield, ME $48,391

Plymouth, ME $48,287

Rangeley, ME $48,405

Portland, ME $50,715

Falmouth, ME $50,600

South Portland, ME $50,715

Cape Elizabeth, ME $50,614

Peaks Island, ME $50,663

Cumberland Foreside, ME $50,550

Auburn, ME $49,642

Andover, ME $48,391

Bethel, ME $48,473

Bryant Pond, ME $48,653

Buckfield, ME $48,870

Canton, ME $48,564

Durham, ME $49,956

Danville, ME $49,791

Dixfield, ME $48,463

Dryden, ME $48,519

East Andover, ME $48,406

East Dixfield, ME $48,542

East Livermore, ME $48,829

East Poland, ME $49,701

Stoneham, ME $48,675

East Wilton, ME $48,633

Greene, ME $49,261

Hanover, ME $48,432

Hebron, ME $49,217

Jay, ME $48,552

Lewiston, ME $49,615

Lisbon, ME $49,772

Lisbon Falls, ME $49,696

Livermore, ME $48,748

Livermore Falls, ME $48,717

Greenwood, ME $48,718

Mechanic Falls, ME $49,553

Mexico, ME $48,511

Minot, ME $49,368

Monmouth, ME $49,105

New Gloucester, ME $49,989

Newry, ME $48,341

North Jay, ME $48,528

Leeds, ME $48,986

North Monmouth, ME $49,033

North Turner, ME $48,952

North Waterford, ME $48,901

Norway, ME $49,058

Oxford, ME $49,321

Paris, ME $49,155

Poland, ME $49,709

Roxbury, ME $48,358

Rumford, ME $48,482

Sabattus, ME $49,398

South Paris, ME $49,088

Turner, ME $49,089

Wayne, ME $48,866

Weld, ME $48,394

West Bethel, ME $48,434

Bowdoin, ME $49,391

West Minot, ME $49,297

West Paris, ME $48,892

Peru, ME $48,583

West Poland, ME $49,671

Sumner, ME $48,736

Wilton, ME $48,521

Augusta, ME $48,657

Coopers Mills, ME $48,723

Dresden, ME $49,123

East Winthrop, ME $48,808

Farmingdale, ME $48,942

Gardiner, ME $49,031

Randolph, ME $48,942

Hallowell, ME $48,881

Jefferson, ME $48,556

Kents Hill, ME $48,655

Litchfield, ME $49,176

Manchester, ME $48,751

Mount Vernon, ME $48,538

Whitefield, ME $48,751

Palermo, ME $48,475

Sebasco Estates, ME $49,908

Readfield, ME $48,737

Saint Albans, ME $48,349

South Bristol, ME $49,159

Squirrel Island, ME $49,322

Trevett, ME $49,357

Waldoboro, ME $48,546

Walpole, ME $49,081

Washington, ME $48,425

West Boothbay Harbor, ME $49,410

Southport, ME $49,520

Wiscasset, ME $49,270

Woolwich, ME $49,387

Ellsworth, ME $48,228

Addison, ME $48,169

Gouldsboro, ME $48,211

Bar Harbor, ME $48,303

Beals, ME $48,223

Bernard, ME $48,319

Birch Harbor, ME $48,258

Blue Hill, ME $48,279

Brooklin, ME $48,280

Brooksville, ME $48,279

Calais, ME $48,151

Cherryfield, ME $48,096

Columbia Falls, ME $48,094

Corea, ME $48,214

Cranberry Isles, ME $48,225

Cutler, ME $48,097

Deer Isle, ME $48,324

Dennysville, ME $48,052

East Blue Hill, ME $48,281

East Machias, ME $48,097

Eastport, ME $48,240

Franklin, ME $48,217

Frenchboro, ME $48,198

Grand Lake Stream, ME $48,022

Hancock, ME $48,289

Harborside, ME $48,270

Harrington, ME $48,201

Hulls Cove, ME $48,304

Isle Au Haut, ME $48,198

Islesford, ME $48,298

Jonesboro, ME $48,136

Jonesport, ME $48,180

Little Deer Isle, ME $48,318

Lubec, ME $48,121

Bass Harbor, ME $48,320

Machias, ME $48,145

Machiasport, ME $48,169

Meddybemps, ME $48,022

Milbridge, ME $48,220

Mount Desert, ME $48,266

Northeast Harbor, ME $48,298

Sullivan, ME $48,224

Pembroke, ME $48,097

Perry, ME $48,140

Princeton, ME $48,019

Prospect Harbor, ME $48,263

Robbinston, ME $48,086

Salsbury Cove, ME $48,309

Sargentville, ME $48,293

Seal Cove, ME $48,268

Seal Harbor, ME $48,284

Sedgwick, ME $48,287

Sorrento, ME $48,268

Southwest Harbor, ME $48,311

Steuben, ME $48,193

Stonington, ME $48,329

Sunset, ME $48,162

Surry, ME $48,278

Swans Island, ME $48,235

Wesley, ME $47,960

Whiting, ME $48,083

Winter Harbor, ME $48,221

Baileyville, ME $48,069

Houlton, ME $47,969

Ashland, ME $47,899

Benedicta, ME $47,793

Blaine, ME $47,956

Bridgewater, ME $47,843

Caribou, ME $48,055

Clayton Lake, ME $47,968

Crouseville, ME $47,999

Eagle Lake, ME $47,953

Easton, ME $48,006

Estcourt Station, ME $47,988

Fort Fairfield, ME $48,031

Fort Kent, ME $48,052

Fort Kent Mills, ME $48,011

Frenchville, ME $48,066

Grand Isle, ME $48,000

Island Falls, ME $47,798

Limestone, ME $48,017

Madawaska, ME $48,146

Mapleton, ME $47,942

Richmond, ME $49,203

South China, ME $48,524

South Gardiner, ME $49,091

Vienna, ME $48,450

Windsor, ME $48,497

Winthrop, ME $48,945

Bangor, ME $48,261

Abbot, ME $48,270

Aurora, ME $48,007

Bradford, ME $48,239

Bradley, ME $48,241

Brewer, ME $48,259

Brookton, ME $47,845

Brownville, ME $48,101

Brownville Junction, ME $48,397

Bucksport, ME $48,255

Burlington, ME $48,083

Greenbush, ME $48,194

Carmel, ME $48,263

Castine, ME $48,363

Charleston, ME $48,248

Danforth, ME $47,925

Dover Foxcroft, ME $48,276

Corinth, ME $48,257

Eddington, ME $48,246

Holden, ME $48,250

East Millinocket, ME $48,048

East Orland, ME $48,250

Etna, ME $48,273

Exeter, ME $48,265

Frankfort, ME $48,264

Greenville, ME $47,986

Greenville Junction, ME $48,143

Guilford, ME $48,257

Hampden, ME $48,262

Howland, ME $48,147

Hudson, ME $48,253

Kenduskeag, ME $48,258

Kingman, ME $47,874

Lagrange, ME $48,203

Lambert Lake, ME $47,931

Lee, ME $48,072

Levant, ME $48,261

Lincoln, ME $48,068

Mattawamkeag, ME $47,912

Medway, ME $47,924

Milford, ME $48,233

Millinocket, ME $47,852

Milo, ME $48,191

Monson, ME $48,265

Olamon, ME $48,207

Old Town, ME $48,241

Orono, ME $48,254

Orient, ME $47,878

Orland, ME $48,251

Orrington, ME $48,256

Passadumkeag, ME $48,180

Penobscot, ME $48,252

Rockwood, ME $48,060

Sangerville, ME $48,299

Sebec, ME $48,221

Shirley Mills, ME $48,235

Springfield, ME $47,946

Stetson, ME $48,268

Stillwater, ME $48,255

Topsfield, ME $47,886

Vanceboro, ME $47,927

Waite, ME $47,952

West Enfield, ME $48,168

Winn, ME $47,976

Winterport, ME $48,262

Wytopitlock, ME $47,807

Bath, ME $49,729

Alna, ME $48,937

Boothbay, ME $49,269

Boothbay Harbor, ME $49,381

Bristol, ME $48,972

Chamberlain, ME $49,055

Damariscotta, ME $48,941

East Boothbay, ME $49,305

Friendship, ME $48,657

Georgetown, ME $49,666

Isle Of Springs, ME $49,271

Bremen, ME $48,836

Newcastle, ME $48,961

New Harbor, ME $49,133

Nobleboro, ME $48,767

Edgecomb, ME $49,127

Pemaquid, ME $49,085

Phippsburg, ME $49,866

Cushing, ME $48,498

Round Pond, ME $48,963

Sandy Point, ME $48,260

Searsmont, ME $48,375

Searsport, ME $48,268

Shawmut, ME $48,582

Skowhegan, ME $48,476

Smithfield, ME $48,502

Solon, ME $48,476

Stockton Springs, ME $48,260

Stratton, ME $48,436

Strong, ME $48,477

Temple, ME $48,459

West Forks, ME $48,179

Thorndike, ME $48,310

Troy, ME $48,296

Unity, ME $48,357

Vassalboro, ME $48,505

West Farmington, ME $48,646

Berwick, ME $51,557

Cape Neddick, ME $51,950

Eliot, ME $52,639

Kittery, ME $52,791

Kittery Point, ME $52,394

North Berwick, ME $51,160

Ogunquit, ME $51,624

South Berwick, ME $52,077

York, ME $52,374

York Beach, ME $52,123

York Harbor, ME $52,388

Acton, ME $49,700

Alfred, ME $50,404

Bailey Island, ME $50,198

Bar Mills, ME $50,323

Biddeford, ME $50,340

Biddeford Pool, ME $50,341

Bowdoinham, ME $49,357

Bridgton, ME $49,272

Brownfield, ME $49,229

Brunswick, ME $49,940

Bustins Island, ME $50,292

Cape Porpoise, ME $50,566

Casco, ME $49,858

Center Lovell, ME $48,909

Chebeague Island, ME $50,403

Cliff Island, ME $50,512

Cornish, ME $49,796

Cumberland Center, ME $50,455

Denmark, ME $49,222

East Baldwin, ME $49,923

Lebanon, ME $50,755

East Parsonsfield, ME $49,534

Sebago, ME $49,796

East Waterboro, ME $50,175

Freeport, ME $50,201

Fryeburg, ME $48,975

Gorham, ME $50,411

Gray, ME $50,104

Harrison, ME $49,002

Hiram, ME $49,642

Hollis Center, ME $50,238

Kennebunk, ME $50,604

Kennebunkport, ME $50,412

Parsonsfield, ME $49,532

Limerick, ME $49,991

Limington, ME $49,978

Long Island, ME $50,598

Lovell, ME $48,839

Moody, ME $51,225

Naples, ME $49,651

Newfield, ME $49,910

North Bridgton, ME $49,298

North Waterboro, ME $50,088

Windham, ME $50,360

Ocean Park, ME $50,379

Old Orchard Beach, ME $50,413

Orrs Island, ME $50,155

Porter, ME $49,366

Pownal, ME $50,122

Scarborough, ME $50,583

Raymond, ME $50,016

Saco, ME $50,382

Sanford, ME $50,639

Sebago Lake, ME $49,978

Shapleigh, ME $50,169

South Casco, ME $50,045

South Freeport, ME $50,175

Harpswell, ME $50,146

South Windham, ME $50,454

Springvale, ME $50,344

Standish, ME $50,187

Steep Falls, ME $50,079

Topsham, ME $49,768

Waterboro, ME $50,269

Waterford, ME $48,949

Wells, ME $51,126

West Baldwin, ME $49,835

Westbrook, ME $50,597

Buxton, ME $50,326

West Kennebunk, ME $50,577

West Newfield, ME $49,665

Yarmouth, ME $50,408

North Yarmouth, ME $50,303

Mars Hill, ME $48,004

Monticello, ME $47,907

New Limerick, ME $47,938

New Sweden, ME $48,003

Oakfield, ME $47,888

Oxbow, ME $47,693

Patten, ME $47,724

Perham, ME $47,970

Portage, ME $47,944

Presque Isle, ME $48,067

Saint Agatha, ME $48,043

Saint David, ME $48,033

Saint Francis, ME $47,969

Sheridan, ME $47,912

Sherman, ME $47,841

Stacyville, ME $47,781

Sinclair, ME $47,953

Smyrna Mills, ME $47,810

Wallagrass, ME $48,007

Stockholm, ME $47,961

Van Buren, ME $48,020

Washburn, ME $48,001

Westfield, ME $47,935

Rockland, ME $48,471

Camden, ME $48,467

Glen Cove, ME $48,451

Hope, ME $48,449

Islesboro, ME $48,324

Lincolnville, ME $48,364

Lincolnville Center, ME $48,366

Matinicus, ME $48,284

Monhegan, ME $48,799

North Haven, ME $48,317

Owls Head, ME $48,383

Port Clyde, ME $48,654

Rockport, ME $48,455

South Thomaston, ME $48,384

Spruce Head, ME $48,412

Tenants Harbor, ME $48,553

Thomaston, ME $48,418

Union, ME $48,446

Vinalhaven, ME $48,317

Warren, ME $48,395

West Rockport, ME $48,461

Waterville, ME $48,568

Albion, ME $48,491

Anson, ME $48,524

Athens, ME $48,389

Belfast, ME $48,365

Belgrade, ME $48,475

Belgrade Lakes, ME $48,426

Bingham, ME $48,384

Brooks, ME $48,285

Burnham, ME $48,333

Cambridge, ME $48,322

Canaan, ME $48,402

Caratunk, ME $48,293

China Village, ME $48,623

Clinton, ME $48,418

Corinna, ME $48,285

Detroit, ME $48,301

Dexter, ME $48,349

Dixmont, ME $48,278

East Newport, ME $48,283

East Vassalboro, ME $48,534

Eustis, ME $48,240

Fairfield, ME $48,501

Farmington, ME $48,540

Garland, ME $48,260

Farmington Falls, ME $48,619

Adult Crisis Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adult Crisis Counselor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$40,717

Average $49,123/year

$59,980

$3,393

Average $4,094/month

$4,998

$783

Average $945/week

$1,153

$20

Average $24/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,980	$4,998	$1,153	$29
Average	$49,123	$4,094	$945	$24
25th Percentile	$40,717	$3,393	$783	$20

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