Counselors, All Other salary by location
National median: $50,860 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $107,330 | +111.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | metropolitan | $98,850 | +94.4% | — | 2025 |
| DC | state | $93,720 | +84.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $93,530 | +83.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $93,180 | +83.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $91,940 | +80.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $83,930 | +65.0% | 550 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $79,490 | +56.3% | 760 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $79,490 | +56.3% | 440 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $78,750 | +54.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $78,740 | +54.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $77,000 | +51.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $76,450 | +50.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $73,380 | +44.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $73,360 | +44.2% | 810 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $71,970 | +41.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $71,650 | +40.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $71,390 | +40.4% | 440 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $70,610 | +38.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $70,300 | +38.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $69,860 | +37.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $69,780 | +37.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $69,530 | +36.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $66,910 | +31.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $66,680 | +31.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $66,140 | +30.0% | — | 2025 |
| Columbus, GA | metropolitan | $65,540 | +28.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $65,520 | +28.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $65,470 | +28.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $64,500 | +26.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $64,280 | +26.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $63,300 | +24.5% | 820 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $62,990 | +23.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $62,190 | +22.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $62,170 | +22.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $61,620 | +21.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $61,080 | +20.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $60,350 | +18.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $60,280 | +18.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $60,180 | +18.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $60,010 | +18.0% | 150 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $59,990 | +18.0% | — | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $59,910 | +17.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $59,430 | +16.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $59,160 | +16.3% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $58,500 | +15.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $58,250 | +14.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $58,240 | +14.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $57,470 | +13.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | metropolitan | $57,030 | +12.1% | — | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $56,690 | +11.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $56,350 | +10.8% | — | 2025 |
| VT | state | $56,220 | +10.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Shreveport, LA | metropolitan | $55,970 | +10.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $55,140 | +8.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $55,120 | +8.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $54,820 | +7.8% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $54,770 | +7.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, LA | metropolitan | $54,570 | +7.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $54,450 | +7.1% | 620 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $54,450 | +7.1% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $54,240 | +6.6% | 270 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $54,090 | +6.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $53,310 | +4.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $53,110 | +4.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $52,920 | +4.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jackson, TN | metropolitan | $52,880 | +4.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Johnson City, TN | metropolitan | $52,880 | +4.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $52,880 | +4.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $52,340 | +2.9% | 610 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $52,300 | +2.8% | 540 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $52,280 | +2.8% | — | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $52,140 | +2.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $52,090 | +2.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $51,900 | +2.0% | 740 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $51,540 | +1.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | metropolitan | $51,260 | +0.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Slidell, LA | metropolitan | $51,200 | +0.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Monroe, LA | metropolitan | $49,740 | −2.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $49,600 | −2.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Houma, LA | metropolitan | $49,390 | −2.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $49,360 | −2.9% | 760 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $49,320 | −3.0% | — | 2025 |
| AR | state | $49,310 | −3.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Alexandria, LA | metropolitan | $49,220 | −3.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $48,990 | −3.7% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $48,850 | −4.0% | 10,770 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $48,830 | −4.0% | 4,170 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $48,620 | −4.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $48,620 | −4.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $48,460 | −4.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $48,290 | −5.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $48,200 | −5.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,970 | −5.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $47,920 | −5.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,920 | −5.8% | 600 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $47,830 | −6.0% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,770 | −6.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $47,740 | −6.1% | 650 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $47,580 | −6.4% | 120 | 2025 |