Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$51K–$83K

Median

$64,330

25th percentile

$51,270

75th percentile

$82,870

$45K

10th

$51K

25th

$64K

Median

$83K

75th

$105K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$59,570

$46K–$73K

-7%

Alaska

$82,900

$63K–$98K

+29%

Arizona

$58,250

$50K–$68K

-9%

Arkansas

$59,770

$47K–$68K

-7%

California

$86,500

$64K–$120K

+34%

Colorado

$64,780

$58K–$78K

+1%

Connecticut

$73,910

$57K–$96K

+15%

Delaware

$74,070

$60K–$89K

+15%

District of Columbia

$80,470

$62K–$103K

+25%

Florida

$53,140

$47K–$67K

-17%

Georgia

$63,720

$49K–$79K

-1%

Hawaii

$61,730

$52K–$88K

-4%

Idaho

$60,320

$51K–$73K

-6%

Illinois

$62,420

$50K–$83K

-3%

Indiana

$59,260

$48K–$72K

-8%

Iowa

$56,540

$48K–$66K

-12%

Kansas

$56,590

$48K–$67K

-12%

Kentucky

$64,350

$49K–$79K

Louisiana

$61,870

$51K–$75K

-4%

Maine

$58,630

$49K–$74K

-9%

Maryland

$75,820

$61K–$98K

+18%

Massachusetts

$79,930

$66K–$101K

+24%

Michigan

$59,440

$47K–$76K

-8%

Minnesota

$64,600

$57K–$78K

Mississippi

$58,710

$46K–$66K

-9%

Missouri

$58,040

$48K–$65K

-10%

Montana

$57,900

$47K–$79K

-10%

Nebraska

$62,500

$48K–$80K

-3%

Nevada

$66,710

$56K–$87K

+4%

New Hampshire

$71,080

$57K–$83K

+10%

New Jersey

$77,910

$64K–$98K

+21%

New Mexico

$77,880

$54K–$87K

+21%

New York

$71,610

$58K–$94K

+11%

North Carolina

$57,630

$47K–$63K

-10%

North Dakota

$58,960

$50K–$74K

-8%

Ohio

$61,760

$49K–$80K

-4%

Oklahoma

$52,040

$46K–$64K

-19%

Oregon

$66,690

$59K–$94K

+4%

Pennsylvania

$60,880

$51K–$78K

-5%

Puerto Rico

$53,000

$35K–$61K

-18%

Rhode Island

$75,000

$59K–$90K

+17%

South Carolina

$60,340

$48K–$76K

-6%

South Dakota

$51,830

$47K–$60K

-19%

Tennessee

$59,960

$48K–$70K

-7%

Texas

$67,900

$50K–$82K

+6%

the U.S. Virgin Islands

$62,470

$49K–$68K

-3%

Utah

$61,320

$49K–$81K

-5%

Vermont

$64,570

$58K–$79K

Virginia

$67,660

$56K–$83K

+5%

Washington

$82,670

$65K–$105K

+29%

West Virginia

$55,520

$45K–$62K

-14%

Wisconsin

$62,690

$54K–$77K

-3%

Wyoming

$63,430

$58K–$75K

-1%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 68% of community and social service occupations nationally, and earn 97¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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