21 Series · SOC 21-1019

Counselors, All Other

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$49,830

per year

Median Hourly

$23.96/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$58,070

average

Employment

33,340

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$36,160$42,760$49,830$66,510$91,420
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$17.39$20.56$23.96$31.98$43.95
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$36,160

25th Percentile

$42,760

Median

$49,830

75th Percentile

$66,510

90th Percentile

$91,420

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Virginia $105,140 2. District of Columbia $86,240 3. North Dakota $81,260 4. Delaware $80,760 5. New Jersey $76,240

Lowest Paying States

39. Alabama $31,910 40. Arkansas $31,990 41. Utah $36,590 42. Ohio $36,980 43. Montana $38,130
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Virginia $105,140 +111% above national
2 District of Columbia $86,240 +73% above national
3 North Dakota $81,260 +63% above national
4 Delaware $80,760 +62% above national
5 New Jersey $76,240 +53% above national
6 Oregon $76,100 +53% above national
7 Wisconsin $70,500 +41% above national
8 New York $68,570 +38% above national
9 Colorado $68,310 +37% above national
10 Hawaii $68,250 +37% above national
11 Maine $63,920 +28% above national
12 Georgia $63,320 +27% above national
13 South Carolina $63,040 +27% above national
14 Pennsylvania $61,510 +23% above national
15 Maryland $61,140 +23% above national
16 Washington $58,170 +17% above national
17 Massachusetts $58,120 +17% above national
18 Texas $55,220 +11% above national
19 Vermont $52,590 +6% above national
20 Minnesota $52,070 +4% above national
21 Connecticut $51,920 +4% above national
22 Tennessee $51,900 +4% above national
23 Indiana $51,800 +4% above national
24 Arizona $51,780 +4% above national
25 Alaska $50,510 +1% above national
26 Illinois $49,650 same as national
27 North Carolina $47,150 5% below national
28 California $47,010 6% below national
29 Michigan $46,780 6% below national
30 Louisiana $46,000 8% below national
31 Iowa $45,440 9% below national
32 Florida $45,270 9% below national
33 New Hampshire $45,000 10% below national
34 Mississippi $44,040 12% below national
35 West Virginia $41,740 16% below national
36 Kentucky $40,000 20% below national
37 Missouri $39,340 21% below national
38 Nevada $38,970 22% below national
39 Montana $38,130 23% below national
40 Ohio $36,980 26% below national
41 Utah $36,590 27% below national
42 Arkansas $31,990 36% below national
43 Alabama $31,910 36% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Richmond, VA $108,530 2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $107,990 3. Trenton-Princeton, NJ $107,020 4. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $91,420 5. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,610

Lowest Paying Metros

129. Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,840 130. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,000 131. Raleigh-Cary, NC $32,330 132. Toledo, OH $33,590 133. Akron, OH $33,750
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Richmond, VA $108,530 +118% above national
2 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $107,990 +117% above national
3 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $107,020 +115% above national
4 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $91,420 +83% above national
5 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $86,610 +74% above national
6 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $85,840 +72% above national
7 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $83,510 +68% above national
8 Bismarck, ND $80,910 +62% above national
9 Fargo, ND-MN $79,950 +60% above national
10 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $75,330 +51% above national
11 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $74,420 +49% above national
12 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $73,280 +47% above national
13 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $73,260 +47% above national
14 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $72,240 +45% above national
15 Madison, WI $71,450 +43% above national
16 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $70,500 +41% above national
17 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $69,390 +39% above national
18 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $69,080 +39% above national
19 Urban Honolulu, HI $68,250 +37% above national
20 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $68,080 +37% above national
21 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $67,940 +36% above national
22 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $66,190 +33% above national
23 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $65,660 +32% above national
24 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $65,520 +31% above national
25 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $64,990 +30% above national
26 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $64,880 +30% above national
27 Colorado Springs, CO $64,670 +30% above national
28 Columbus, GA-AL $64,670 +30% above national
29 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $64,580 +30% above national
30 Portland-South Portland, ME $63,920 +28% above national
31 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $63,380 +27% above national
32 Lubbock, TX $63,380 +27% above national
33 Salinas, CA $62,400 +25% above national
34 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $62,110 +25% above national
35 Erie, PA $61,900 +24% above national
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $61,900 +24% above national
37 Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $61,900 +24% above national
38 Waco, TX $61,280 +23% above national
39 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $59,550 +20% above national
40 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $59,430 +19% above national
41 Gainesville, GA $59,340 +19% above national
42 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $59,050 +19% above national
43 College Station-Bryan, TX $58,710 +18% above national
44 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $58,560 +18% above national
45 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $58,120 +17% above national
46 Killeen-Temple, TX $57,400 +15% above national
47 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $57,060 +15% above national
48 Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $56,820 +14% above national
49 Cleveland, OH $56,730 +14% above national
50 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $56,110 +13% above national
51 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $56,060 +13% above national
52 El Paso, TX $55,230 +11% above national
53 Vallejo, CA $55,000 +10% above national
54 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $54,750 +10% above national
55 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $53,910 +8% above national
56 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $53,820 +8% above national
57 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $53,510 +7% above national
58 St. Louis, MO-IL $53,450 +7% above national
59 Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,300 +7% above national
60 Knoxville, TN $52,880 +6% above national
61 West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,880 +6% above national
62 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $52,420 +5% above national
63 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $52,200 +5% above national
64 East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $52,200 +5% above national
65 Jackson, TN $51,900 +4% above national
66 Johnson City, TN $51,900 +4% above national
67 North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $51,900 +4% above national
68 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $51,800 +4% above national
69 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $51,780 +4% above national
70 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $51,630 +4% above national
71 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $51,460 +3% above national
72 Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,970 +2% above national
73 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $50,430 +1% above national
74 Corpus Christi, TX $50,340 +1% above national
75 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,120 +1% above national
76 Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area $50,090 +1% above national
77 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $49,650 same as national
78 Modesto, CA $49,160 1% below national
79 Savannah, GA $49,040 2% below national
80 Asheville, NC $48,860 2% below national
81 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $48,790 2% below national
82 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area $48,210 3% below national
83 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $48,140 3% below national
84 East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area $47,980 4% below national
85 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,930 4% below national
86 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $47,880 4% below national
87 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $47,080 6% below national
88 Pittsburgh, PA $47,010 6% below national
89 Visalia, CA $47,010 6% below national
90 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $46,930 6% below national
91 Jacksonville, FL $46,750 6% below national
92 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $46,560 7% below national
93 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $46,470 7% below national
94 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $46,380 7% below national
95 North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $46,190 7% below national
96 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $46,010 8% below national
97 Hammond, LA $46,000 8% below national
98 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $46,000 8% below national
99 Lafayette, LA $46,000 8% below national
100 Lake Charles, LA $46,000 8% below national
101 Monroe, LA $46,000 8% below national
102 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $46,000 8% below national
103 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $45,960 8% below national
104 Baton Rouge, LA $45,670 8% below national
105 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,670 8% below national
106 Kansas City, MO-KS $45,140 9% below national
107 Fresno, CA $44,680 10% below national
108 Tallahassee, FL $44,640 10% below national
109 Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $44,480 11% below national
110 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,390 11% below national
111 Gainesville, FL $44,160 11% below national
112 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $42,710 14% below national
113 Stockton-Lodi, CA $42,230 15% below national
114 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $42,060 16% below national
115 New Haven, CT $41,910 16% below national
116 Winston-Salem, NC $41,390 17% below national
117 Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $41,340 17% below national
118 North Florida nonmetropolitan area $40,160 19% below national
119 Reno, NV $39,920 20% below national
120 Anchorage, AK $39,600 21% below national
121 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $39,520 21% below national
122 Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area $38,970 22% below national
123 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $38,960 22% below national
124 Maryland nonmetropolitan area $38,120 23% below national
125 West Montana nonmetropolitan area $37,780 24% below national
126 Columbus, OH $37,100 26% below national
127 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $36,130 27% below national
128 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $34,690 30% below national
129 Akron, OH $33,750 32% below national
130 Toledo, OH $33,590 33% below national
131 Raleigh-Cary, NC $32,330 35% below national
132 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,000 38% below national
133 Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $30,840 38% below national

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.