Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary
64,330 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 21-1012
Half of all educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in the United States earn more than 64,330 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay369of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.62×51,270 USD – 82,870 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 51,270 USD |
| Median | 64,330 USD |
| Mean | 71,430 USD |
| Upper quartile | 82,870 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 21-1012 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics 64,520 USD
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 64,400 USD
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 64,370 USD
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians 64,120 USD
- Health Education Specialists 64,070 USD
- Tool and Die Makers 64,050 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov