United States
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$65,140
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in the United States earn a median of $65,140 a year, about $31.32 an hour.
Median
$65,140
per year
Hourly
$31.32
as published
Mean
$71,520
pulled up by top earners
Workers
342,350
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $94,320 | +45% |
| Texas | State | $65,660 | +1% |
| New York | State | $69,900 | +7% |
| Florida | State | $54,080 | -17% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $77,970 | +20% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $85,660 | +32% |
| Ohio | State | $61,960 | -5% |
| Illinois | State | $61,210 | -6% |
| Massachusetts | State | $78,840 | +21% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $61,460 | -6% |
| Georgia | State | $63,990 | -2% |
| North Carolina | State | $57,100 | -12% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $63,820 | -2% |
| Missouri | State | $53,790 | -17% |
| Virginia | State | $67,350 | +3% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $74,530 | +14% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $78,850 | +21% |
| Michigan | State | $63,240 | -3% |
| New Jersey | State | $77,940 | +20% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $76,230 | +17% |
| South Carolina | State | $57,400 | -12% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $75,160 | +15% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $66,940 | +3% |
| Colorado | State | $63,900 | -2% |
| Maryland | State | $74,970 | +15% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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