Genetic Counselors Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $95K, rent takes 22.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,351/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new genetic counselors typically earn — is $82K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,907/month. At HUD’s $1,351/month FMR, rent would take 28% of that take-home — manageable on an entry-level income.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $95K locally vs. $100K nationally, a 5% difference.

Pennsylvania pays $95K median vs. the U.S. average of $100K — that’s -5%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 94.97), the purchasing-power equivalent is $100K — below the national median.

The median is $94,930 a year, that works out to about $46 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $81,790, and experienced genetic counselors can clear $121,120. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,021/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,351/month, which eats 22.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Pennsylvania has a Regional Price Parity of 94.97 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median genetic counselors salary is worth about $99,958 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.