Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary by location
National median: $64,330 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $141,760 | +120.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Grand Island, NE | metropolitan | $109,480 | +70.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $102,650 | +59.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Odessa, TX | metropolitan | $101,810 | +58.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $101,350 | +57.5% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $101,280 | +57.4% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $100,930 | +56.9% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $100,790 | +56.7% | 690 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $100,390 | +56.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $100,360 | +56.0% | 400 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $99,900 | +55.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $99,330 | +54.4% | 390 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $98,480 | +53.1% | 500 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $97,700 | +51.9% | 830 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $96,780 | +50.4% | 3,800 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $96,780 | +50.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $96,720 | +50.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $96,370 | +49.8% | 230 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $96,080 | +49.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $95,390 | +48.3% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $94,600 | +47.1% | 5,270 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $94,370 | +46.7% | 430 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $91,670 | +42.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $88,900 | +38.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| Casper, WY | metropolitan | $88,180 | +37.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Lake Charles, LA | metropolitan | $87,940 | +36.7% | 850 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $87,280 | +35.7% | 3,570 | 2025 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | metropolitan | $86,520 | +34.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $86,500 | +34.5% | 45,140 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $86,500 | +34.5% | 710 | 2025 |
| Victoria, TX | metropolitan | $84,430 | +31.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $83,520 | +29.8% | 3,900 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | metropolitan | $83,300 | +29.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $83,050 | +29.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $83,020 | +29.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $82,900 | +28.9% | 540 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $82,900 | +28.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | metropolitan | $82,770 | +28.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $82,670 | +28.5% | 6,610 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $82,300 | +27.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $82,020 | +27.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $81,380 | +26.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $80,840 | +25.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $80,820 | +25.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $80,760 | +25.5% | 8,170 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $80,740 | +25.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $80,470 | +25.1% | 1,690 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $80,390 | +25.0% | 990 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $80,220 | +24.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $80,140 | +24.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $79,930 | +24.2% | 11,460 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $79,840 | +24.1% | 580 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $79,180 | +23.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $79,000 | +22.8% | 17,110 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,870 | +22.6% | 720 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $78,490 | +22.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Farmington, NM | metropolitan | $78,440 | +21.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $78,400 | +21.9% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $78,040 | +21.3% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $77,910 | +21.1% | 8,190 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $77,880 | +21.1% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $77,580 | +20.6% | 19,890 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $77,420 | +20.3% | 7,260 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $77,320 | +20.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $76,730 | +19.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $76,680 | +19.2% | 810 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $76,380 | +18.7% | 7,980 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $76,360 | +18.7% | 250 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $76,320 | +18.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $75,990 | +18.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $75,930 | +18.0% | 6,480 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $75,920 | +18.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $75,910 | +18.0% | 1,920 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $75,820 | +17.9% | 6,600 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $75,630 | +17.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $75,510 | +17.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $75,400 | +17.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $75,220 | +16.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $75,030 | +16.6% | 530 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $75,020 | +16.6% | 720 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $75,000 | +16.6% | 1,340 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $74,990 | +16.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $74,940 | +16.5% | 170 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $74,740 | +16.2% | 3,100 | 2025 |
| Dover, DE | metropolitan | $74,620 | +16.0% | 350 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $74,360 | +15.6% | 1,160 | 2025 |
| Chambersburg, PA | metropolitan | $74,290 | +15.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $74,070 | +15.1% | 1,700 | 2025 |
| Hinesville, GA | metropolitan | $73,920 | +14.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $73,910 | +14.9% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $73,910 | +14.9% | 550 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $73,650 | +14.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $73,590 | +14.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $73,590 | +14.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | metropolitan | $72,910 | +13.3% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Killeen, TX | metropolitan | $72,800 | +13.2% | 390 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $72,770 | +13.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $72,520 | +12.7% | 510 | 2025 |
| Monroe, LA | metropolitan | $72,420 | +12.6% | 270 | 2025 |
| Decatur, AL | metropolitan | $72,380 | +12.5% | 80 | 2025 |