What is the average Genetic Counselor salary in the US?

The national median Genetic Counselor salary is $90,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $72,000, while senior professionals earn $135,000 or more.

Which city pays Genetic Counselors the most?

San Francisco offers the highest median Genetic Counselor salary at $126K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Genetic Counselor salaries growing?

Genetic Counselor salaries are growing at 5.8% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Genetic Counselor Salary
by City (2026)

Assess risk of genetic disorders and counsel patients and families on testing and options. National median: $90K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$90K

Top 10% earn

$135K

Entry level

$72K

Salary growth

+5.8%/yr

Genetic Counselor salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$101K	$126K	$154K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$97K	$122K	$149K	210	9.3%
Oakland, CA	$94K	$117K	$143K	185	9.3%
Boston, MA	$94K	$117K	$143K	162	5%
Washington, DC	$94K	$117K	$143K	152	8.5%
Los Angeles, CA	$90K	$113K	$138K	163	9.3%
Jersey City, NJ	$90K	$113K	$138K	162	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$88K	$110K	$134K	148	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$88K	$110K	$134K	150	None ✓
Newark, NJ	$88K	$110K	$134K	155	10.75%
Arlington, VA	$86K	$108K	$132K	148	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$86K	$108K	$132K	192	11%
Long Beach, CA	$85K	$106K	$130K	155	9.3%
Worcester, MA	$85K	$106K	$130K	120	5%
Baltimore, MD	$85K	$106K	$130K	115	5.75%
Anchorage, AK	$85K	$106K	$130K	128	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$83K	$103K	$126K	128	9.3%
Philadelphia, PA	$83K	$103K	$126K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$83K	$103K	$126K	130	9.9%
Chicago, IL	$81K	$101K	$123K	107	4.95%
Denver, CO	$81K	$101K	$123K	118	4.55%
Hartford, CT	$81K	$101K	$123K	118	6.99%
Dallas, TX	$79K	$99K	$121K	96	None ✓
Miami, FL	$79K	$99K	$121K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$79K	$99K	$121K	128	None ✓
Minneapolis, MN	$79K	$99K	$121K	106	6.8%
Houston, TX	$78K	$97K	$119K	91	None ✓
Plano, TX	$78K	$97K	$119K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$78K	$97K	$119K	99	5.75%
Durham, NC	$78K	$97K	$119K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$78K	$97K	$119K	102	None ✓
St. Paul, MN	$78K	$97K	$119K	104	6.8%
Austin, TX	$76K	$95K	$116K	110	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$76K	$95K	$116K	93	None ✓
Irving, TX	$76K	$95K	$116K	97	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$76K	$95K	$116K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$76K	$95K	$116K	118	None ✓
Scottsdale, AZ	$76K	$95K	$116K	118	2.5%
Aurora, CO	$76K	$95K	$117K	112	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$76K	$95K	$116K	102	4.75%
Pittsburgh, PA	$76K	$95K	$116K	90	3.07%
Salt Lake City, UT	$76K	$95K	$116K	105	4.85%
San Antonio, TX	$73K	$92K	$112K	87	None ✓
Arlington, TX	$73K	$92K	$112K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$73K	$92K	$112K	91	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$73K	$92K	$112K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$73K	$92K	$112K	100	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$73K	$92K	$112K	100	4.75%
Amarillo, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	None ✓
Brownsville, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	75	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Killeen, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	None ✓
Midland, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	92	None ✓
Waco, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	None ✓
Denton, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	102	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	150	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	9.3%
Stockton, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	138	9.3%
Irvine, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	172	9.3%
San Bernardino, CA	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	9.3%
New York City, NY	$72K	$90K	$110K	187	6.85%
Yonkers, NY	$72K	$90K	$110K	165	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	6.85%
Albany, NY	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	6.85%
Orlando, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	112	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	4.95%
Joliet, IL	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	4.95%
Naperville, IL	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	4.95%
Rockford, IL	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	None ✓
Bellevue, WA	$72K	$90K	$110K	175	None ✓
Kirkland, WA	$72K	$90K	$110K	162	None ✓
Chandler, AZ	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	2.5%
Glendale, AZ	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	2.5%
Gilbert, AZ	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	2.5%
Fort Collins, CO	$72K	$90K	$110K	112	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	4.55%
Pueblo, CO	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	5.75%
Athens, GA	$72K	$90K	$110K	92	5.75%
Macon, GA	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5.75%
Springfield, MA	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	5%
Cambridge, MA	$72K	$90K	$110K	185	5%
Lowell, MA	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	5%
Greensboro, NC	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	4.75%
Winston-Salem, NC	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	4.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	4.75%
Cary, NC	$72K	$90K	$110K	112	4.75%
Norfolk, VA	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$72K	$90K	$110K	145	5.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Clarksville, TN	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	3.99%
Akron, OH	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	3.99%
Warren, MI	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	4.25%
Ann Arbor, MI	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	4.25%
Allentown, PA	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	3.07%
Erie, PA	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5.3%
Independence, MO	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	3.23%
Evansville, IN	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	3.23%
South Bend, IN	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	3.23%
Madison, WI	$72K	$90K	$110K	102	5.3%
Green Bay, WI	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	5.3%
Rochester, MN	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	6.8%
Duluth, MN	$72K	$90K	$110K	92	6.8%
Salem, OR	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	9.9%
Eugene, OR	$72K	$90K	$110K	110	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	9.9%
Las Vegas, NV	$72K	$90K	$110K	102	None ✓
Henderson, NV	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	None ✓
Reno, NV	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	4.85%
Provo, UT	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	4.85%
West Jordan, UT	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	4.85%
Orem, UT	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	4.85%
Lexington, KY	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	5%
Bowling Green, KY	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5%
Mobile, AL	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	5%
North Charleston, SC	$72K	$90K	$110K	95	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$72K	$90K	$110K	92	6.5%
Norman, OK	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	4.75%
Broken Arrow, OK	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	4.75%
Shreveport, LA	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	6%
Lafayette, LA	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	6%
Frederick, MD	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	5.75%
Rockville, MD	$72K	$90K	$110K	148	5.75%
Paterson, NJ	$72K	$90K	$110K	140	10.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$72K	$90K	$110K	145	10.75%
Edison, NJ	$72K	$90K	$110K	138	10.75%
Bridgeport, CT	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	6.99%
New Haven, CT	$72K	$90K	$110K	122	6.99%
Stamford, CT	$72K	$90K	$110K	158	6.99%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	4.82%
Davenport, IA	$72K	$90K	$110K	82	4.82%
Overland Park, KS	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5.9%
Rio Rancho, NM	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	5.9%
Boise, ID	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	5.8%
Meridian, ID	$72K	$90K	$110K	105	5.8%
Nampa, ID	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	6.75%
Missoula, MT	$72K	$90K	$110K	102	6.75%
Great Falls, MT	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	6.75%
Cheyenne, WY	$72K	$90K	$110K	92	None ✓
Casper, WY	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Fargo, ND	$72K	$90K	$110K	90	2.5%
Bismarck, ND	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$72K	$90K	$110K	88	None ✓
Jackson, MS	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	5%
Gulfport, MS	$72K	$90K	$110K	80	5%
Fort Smith, AR	$72K	$90K	$110K	75	4.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$72K	$90K	$110K	85	4.9%
Charleston, WV	$72K	$90K	$110K	78	6.5%
Huntington, WV	$72K	$90K	$110K	75	6.5%
Portland, ME	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	7.15%
Lewiston, ME	$72K	$90K	$110K	98	7.15%
Manchester, NH	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	None ✓
Nashua, NH	$72K	$90K	$110K	120	None ✓
Concord, NH	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$72K	$90K	$110K	118	5.99%
Warwick, RI	$72K	$90K	$110K	115	5.99%
Wilmington, DE	$72K	$90K	$110K	108	6.6%
Dover, DE	$72K	$90K	$110K	100	6.6%
Pearl City, HI	$72K	$90K	$110K	185	11%
Hilo, HI	$72K	$90K	$110K	155	11%
Fairbanks, AK	$72K	$90K	$110K	138	None ✓
Bethesda, MD	$72K	$90K	$110K	165	5.75%
Fresno, CA	$71K	$88K	$108K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$71K	$88K	$108K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$71K	$88K	$108K	93	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$71K	$88K	$108K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$71K	$88K	$108K	98	2.5%
Virginia Beach, VA	$71K	$88K	$108K	98	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$71K	$88K	$108K	90	3.99%
Milwaukee, WI	$71K	$88K	$108K	90	5.3%
Charleston, SC	$71K	$88K	$108K	105	6.5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$68K	$86K	$105K	84	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$68K	$86K	$105K	88	6.85%
Spokane, WA	$69K	$86K	$106K	95	None ✓
Colorado Springs, CO	$69K	$86K	$106K	102	4.55%
Cleveland, OH	$68K	$86K	$105K	82	3.99%
Cincinnati, OH	$69K	$86K	$106K	88	3.99%
Detroit, MI	$69K	$86K	$106K	82	4.25%
Kansas City, MO	$69K	$86K	$106K	90	5.3%
St. Louis, MO	$69K	$86K	$106K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$69K	$86K	$106K	88	3.23%
Louisville, KY	$69K	$86K	$106K	85	5%
Huntsville, AL	$68K	$86K	$105K	88	5%
New Orleans, LA	$68K	$86K	$105K	92	6%
Des Moines, IA	$68K	$86K	$105K	88	4.82%
Omaha, NE	$68K	$86K	$105K	88	5.84%
El Paso, TX	$66K	$83K	$101K	82	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$66K	$83K	$101K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$66K	$83K	$101K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$66K	$83K	$101K	82	None ✓
Grand Rapids, MI	$66K	$83K	$101K	90	4.25%
Birmingham, AL	$66K	$83K	$101K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$66K	$83K	$101K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$66K	$83K	$101K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$66K	$83K	$101K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$66K	$83K	$101K	88	5.9%
Lubbock, TX	$65K	$81K	$99K	78	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$65K	$81K	$99K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$65K	$81K	$99K	80	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$65K	$81K	$99K	82	5.7%
Laredo, TX	$63K	$79K	$97K	76	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$63K	$79K	$97K	82	4.9%

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Genetic Counselor Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Genetic Counselor is $90,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $72,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $110,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Genetic Counselors nationally earn $135,000+.

Education and requirements

Master's in Genetic Counseling; ABGC certification. This role is 35% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Genetic Counselor compensation is growing at 5.8% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Genetic Counselors significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Genetic Counselor Salaryby City (2026)