School Based Mental Health Therapist Salary in Dallas, Texas

How much does a School Based Mental Health Therapist make in Dallas, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a School Based Mental Health Therapist in Dallas, TX is $95,872. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $80,525 to a high of $111,588, with most professionals earning between $87,839 and $104,098.

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School Based Mental Health Therapist

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What does a School Based Mental Health Therapist do?

Common responsibilities of a School Based Mental Health Therapist

Developing, implementing, and monitoring the client treatment plan for each client consistent with the program plan of the specified program.

August 23, 2022

Attends and participates in scheduled or required training, staff meetings, peer review, workshops and supervision.

December 21, 2022

Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.

January 22, 2023

Collaborates with school staff, including teachers, principal and counselors to meet the mental health needs of students, thereby reducing behavioral barriers to learning.

March 18, 2023

Meets weekly with Clinical Supervisor for individual supervision and consults with supervisor telephonically between scheduled supervision sessions.

April 26, 2023

Maintains Quality Assurance Procedures and quality documentation which includes updating consumer documentation as appropriate to maintain an accurate Electronic Health Record and compliance in accordance with regulatory and agency expectations.

May 06, 2023

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Average Salary Range for School Based Mental Health Therapist in Dallas, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

87839

104098

95872

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

87871

104173

95894

What is the average salary for School Based Mental Health Therapist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of School Based Mental Health Therapist in Dallas, TX. The base salary for School Based Mental Health Therapist ranges from $87,839 to $104,098 with the average base salary of $95,872. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $87,871 to $104,173 with the average total cash compensation of $95,894.

View Average Salary for School Based Mental Health Therapist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$95,872	$87,839 - $104,098
Bonus	$22	$32 - $75
Total Pay	$95,894	$87,871 - $104,173

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

School Based Mental Health Therapist Salary Near Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,839 - $104,098	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,652 - $103,877	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,839 - $104,098	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,839 - $104,098	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,741 - $103,982	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,794 - $104,046	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

Dallas (/ˈdæləs/), officially the City of Dallas, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With an estimated 2017 population of 1,341,075, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. It is also the eighteenth most-populous city in North America as of 2015. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks ...

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