ABA Therapy Salaries

Name: ABA Therapy Salary Data
Creator: ABA Institute

BCBA and RBT salary data, compensation ranges, top-paying employers, and pay trends for ABA therapy positions across the United States.

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Last updated: May 15, 2026

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113,560

Total Jobs

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4,880

Cities Covered

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17,896

Companies Hiring

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38%

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Annual Salary Comparison: BCBA vs RBT

BCBA
Median: $95,000 · Avg: $110,046
Range: $85,000 – $127,500 (IQR)

RBT
Median: $52,000 · Avg: $60,554
Range: $46,800 – $65,130 (IQR)

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Salary Distribution (Annual, Normalized)

Annual Salary Range by Employer

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Median Salary by State

State	BCBA Median ▼	RBT Median	Jobs w/ Salary
DC	$105,000	$105,000	61
MS	$104,500	$104,500	50
WV	$102,500	—	34
DE	$97,000	$97,000	94
RI	$93,500	$93,500	186
WY	$93,050	$93,050	38
MT	$92,500	$92,500	118
MD	$90,000	$90,000	523
NV	$90,000	$90,000	187
WA	$90,000	$90,000	841
AK	$90,000	$90,000	65
AR	$90,000	$81,250	235
OK	$90,000	$90,000	304
NH	$90,000	$90,000	156
AL	$90,000	$90,000	123
ND	$89,571	$83,200	75
CT	$89,500	$90,000	359
SD	$88,700	$88,700	38
NM	$88,400	$88,400	249
OR	$87,500	$85,000	298
ME	$87,500	—	34
FL	$87,115	$87,500	1,124
ID	$85,900	$85,900	145
VT	$85,811	$85,811	39
GA	$85,000	$82,500	673
KS	$84,027	$84,027	414
IN	$83,200	$83,200	327
TX	$82,500	$82,500	1,687
SC	$82,500	$82,500	284
CO	$82,160	$82,160	1,285
IA	$80,382	$75,551	210
MA	$80,000	$80,000	965
TN	$80,000	$80,000	463
HI	$80,000	$80,000	64
NY	$79,550	$79,550	872
IL	$79,500	$79,624	1,074
NC	$79,040	$80,000	1,186
LA	$79,040	$90,000	225
AZ	$78,059	$78,773	1,122
PA	$77,500	$78,089	680
MO	$77,500	$77,500	361
MN	$76,500	$76,500	511
OH	$75,500	$75,500	296
WI	$75,000	$75,000	133
CA	$72,800	$72,766	6,886
KY	$72,500	$72,500	193
MI	$70,572	$70,080	633
NJ	$70,000	$70,000	1,029
UT	$70,000	$70,000	500
NE	$70,000	$70,000	201
VA	$70,000	$70,000	667

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Top Employers

#	Company	Job Listings	Market Share
1	Care Health	12,087	10.6%
2	Positive Behavior Supports Corporation	2,154	1.9%
3	Therapymatch Inc. (DBA Headway)	2,150	1.9%
4	Headway	1,890	1.7%
5	VirtualVocations	1,528	1.3%
6	ProCare Therapy	1,489	1.3%
7	Gotham Enterprises Ltd	1,355	1.2%
8	Soliant Health	1,335	1.2%
9	Action Behavior Centers	1,147	1.0%
10	BK Behavior	1,067	0.9%
11	CEDARS-SINAI	1,052	0.9%
12	Sunbelt Staffing	876	0.8%
13	ABS Kids	858	0.8%
14	LifeStance Health	851	0.7%
15	Action Behavior Centers - ABA Therapy for Autism	803	0.7%
16	Centria Autism	705	0.6%
17	Virtual Vocations Inc	677	0.6%
18	The Stepping Stones Group	609	0.5%
19	Behavioral Innovations	600	0.5%
20	BK Healthcare Management	490	0.4%
21	Amergis Healthcare Staffing	487	0.4%
22	SonderMind Careers	485	0.4%
23	Earn Haus	448	0.4%
24	Key Autism Services	444	0.4%
25	Maxion Research	432	0.4%
26	Caravel Autism Health	385	0.3%
27	Soar Autism Center	376	0.3%
28	IQVIA	342	0.3%
29	Vetted Health	330	0.3%
30	Autism Learning Partners	328	0.3%

Annual Salary Summary by Role

Role	Jobs w/ Salary	Median	Average	25th %ile	75th %ile	Min	Max
ABA Therapist	1,574	$52,000	$64,645	$46,800	$72,800	$18,200	$343,200
BCBA	1,295	$95,000	$110,046	$85,000	$127,500	$20,000	$375,000
Other	1,241	$91,520	$105,728	$70,000	$122,500	$28,210	$366,000
RBT	1,004	$52,000	$60,554	$46,800	$65,130	$31,200	$288,000
BCaBA	162	$97,500	$107,535	$85,000	$124,800	$20,000	$320,000
ABA Admin	119	$60,320	$62,094	$50,892	$70,000	$35,360	$112,500
Clinical Director	114	$62,281	$70,217	$58,020	$72,800	$42,640	$166,400

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