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Behavioral Health Specialist Career Market Report 2026

747 active jobs. 133 companies. Median salary $47K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

747
Active Job Openings
133
Companies Hiring
$47K
Median Salary (US)
52%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Behavioral Health Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 52% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $47K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $42K to $107K.

Remote roles pay 369% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Patient Care demand rose +25.8pp — fastest-growing skill

1Pyra)Mid Health&Care leads hiring with 106 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Director (+$73K, +60%)

Salary increase: +$73K · Sample: Senior → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior25$41K$47K$85K
Manager15$47K$61K$92K
Mid-Level8$45K$60K$238K
Director7$124K$195K$224K
Senior3$61K$122K$226K

What jumps out

Senior → Director: +$73K (60%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States54$42KUSD
Remote8$195KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.6%
Remote9.8%
Hybrid0.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
100%
Patient Care
48%
Social Services
27%
EMR / EHR
23%
CPR / First Aid
21%
Advocacy
18%
ACLS / BLS
18%
Vital Signs
16%
Case Management
14%
Scheduling
11%
Pediatrics
9%
HIPAA
8%

Skills on the Rise

Patient Care ↑+25.8ppEMR / EHR ↑+13.4ppSocial Services ↑+11.5ppCPR / First Aid ↑+10.2ppACLS / BLS ↑+9.3pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-9.2ppLabor Law ↓-5.1ppQuality Assurance ↓-4.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
1Pyra)Mid Health&Care10614.2%
Brightli486.4%
Intellecthq425.6%
Cvshealth233.1%
Connectionshealthsolutions233.1%
Okgov182.4%
Highmarkhealth152.0%
Erc8585757Pathlight53T152.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States419
Remote31
Canada4
Israel3
United Kingdom3
Austria3
Mexico2
Australia2

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree57.1%224
Master's Degree26.8%105
Bachelor's Degree8.4%33
PhD / Doctorate3.3%13
High School / GED0.8%3
MBA0.3%1

Certifications

CPR Certified (4%)BLS Certification (3%)RN License (2%)

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