How much do Rehabilitation Counselors make in St. Cloud, MN?

Percentile spread

For Rehabilitation Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $44,400 and the 90th percentile is $94,580. The difference is $50,180, which is 75.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,540 to the 75th at $76,360, covers $30,820.

The mean annual wage is $65,170, which sits below the median of $66,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Cloud, MN median is 42.3% higher than the national median of $46,850 for Rehabilitation Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,091, which is 62.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 38.9% higher than the Minnesota median of $48,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rehabilitation Counselors at $76,091 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Rehabilitation Counselors. St. Cloud, MN ranks 1st of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $49,890 and employment of 1,680. That median is 25.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,595, against $76,091 here.
• Fargo, ND-MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $61,420 and employment of 80. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,590, against $76,091 here.
• Rochester, MN is 155 miles away, with a median of $44,660 and employment of 90. That median is 33% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,174, against $76,091 here.

Employment share

Rehabilitation Counselors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (50 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.