21 Series · SOC 21-1012
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $64,330
- Median / year
- $104,770
- Top 10% earn
- +3.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 353,310
- US workers
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn a median of $64,330 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $64,330, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $45,020 (10th percentile) to $104,770 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 353,310 US workers. California pays the most ($86,500), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn a median of $64,330, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 55% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Community and Social Service, it ranks #5 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.5% by 2033.
- $64,330
- Median annual wage
- Top 45%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #5 of 17
- in Community and Social Service
- 2.3×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $86,500. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (SOC 21-1012) pays a national median of $64,330 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $45,020 at the 10th percentile to $104,770 at the 90th, with a mean of $71,430 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 353,310 Americans work in this occupation across 53 reporting states and 521 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 31,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Master's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $86,500, which is +34% above the national figure. The top metro is El Centro, CA at $141,760 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 353,310 jobs Median $64,330/yr
Median Salary
$64,330
per year
Median Hourly
$30.93/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$71,430
average
Employment
353,310
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$64,330 Top 45% higher than 55% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 21-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 17 21-series occupations with growth data, Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors sits on the slower-growing side at +3.5% growth and $64,330 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.5%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
31,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Master's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.2/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 4.4
Speaking 4.1
Social Perceptiveness 4.1
Service Orientation 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.9
Writing 3.9
Critical Thinking 3.9
Active Learning 3.8
Learning Strategies 3.8
Monitoring 3.8
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.1
English Language 3.9
Therapy and Counseling 3.6
Education and Training 3.4
Psychology 3.1
Administrative 3.1
Administration and Management 2.9
Sociology and Anthropology 2.8
Computers and Electronics 2.7
Public Safety and Security 2.6
Key Tasks
- ▸ Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- ▸ Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
- ▸ Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
- ▸ Counsel individuals or groups to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
- ▸ Review transcripts to ensure that students meet graduation or college entrance requirements, and write letters of recommendation.
- ▸ Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.
- ▸ Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- ▸ Refer students to outside counseling services.
- ▸ Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss children's progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.
- ▸ Refer students to degree programs based on interests, aptitudes, or educational assessments.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$45,020
25th Percentile
$51,270
Median
$64,330
75th Percentile
$82,870
90th Percentile
$104,770
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $86,500 | +34% above national |
| 2 | Alaska | $82,900 | +29% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $82,670 | +29% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $80,470 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $79,930 | +24% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $77,910 | +21% above national |
| 7 | New Mexico | $77,880 | +21% above national |
| 8 | Maryland | $75,820 | +18% above national |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $75,000 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Delaware | $74,070 | +15% above national |
| 11 | Connecticut | $73,910 | +15% above national |
| 12 | New York | $71,610 | +11% above national |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $71,080 | +10% above national |
| 14 | Texas | $67,900 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Virginia | $67,660 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $66,710 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $66,690 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Colorado | $64,780 | +1% above national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $64,600 | same as national |
| 20 | Vermont | $64,570 | same as national |
| 21 | Kentucky | $64,350 | same as national |
| 22 | Georgia | $63,720 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Wyoming | $63,430 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $62,690 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $62,500 | 3% below national |
| 26 | Virgin Islands | $62,470 | 3% below national |
| 27 | Illinois | $62,420 | 3% below national |
| 28 | Louisiana | $61,870 | 4% below national |
| 29 | Ohio | $61,760 | 4% below national |
| 30 | Hawaii | $61,730 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Utah | $61,320 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $60,880 | 5% below national |
| 33 | South Carolina | $60,340 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Idaho | $60,320 | 6% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $59,960 | 7% below national |
| 36 | Arkansas | $59,770 | 7% below national |
| 37 | Alabama | $59,570 | 7% below national |
| 38 | Michigan | $59,440 | 8% below national |
| 39 | Indiana | $59,260 | 8% below national |
| 40 | North Dakota | $58,960 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Mississippi | $58,710 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Maine | $58,630 | 9% below national |
| 43 | Arizona | $58,250 | 9% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $58,040 | 10% below national |
| 45 | Montana | $57,900 | 10% below national |
| 46 | North Carolina | $57,630 | 10% below national |
| 47 | Kansas | $56,590 | 12% below national |
| 48 | Iowa | $56,540 | 12% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $55,520 | 14% below national |
| 50 | Florida | $53,140 | 17% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $53,000 | 18% below national |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $52,040 | 19% below national |
| 53 | South Dakota | $51,830 | 19% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Centro, CA | $141,760 | +120% above national |
| 2 | Grand Island, NE | $109,480 | +70% above national |
| 3 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $102,650 | +60% above national |
| 4 | Odessa, TX | $101,810 | +58% above national |
| 5 | Yuba City, CA | $101,350 | +58% above national |
| 6 | Fresno, CA | $101,280 | +57% above national |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $100,930 | +57% above national |
| 8 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $100,790 | +57% above national |
| 9 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $100,390 | +56% above national |
| 10 | Salinas, CA | $100,360 | +56% above national |
| 11 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $100,230 | +56% above national |
| 12 | Napa, CA | $99,900 | +55% above national |
| 13 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $99,330 | +54% above national |
| 14 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $98,480 | +53% above national |
| 15 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $97,700 | +52% above national |
| 16 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $96,780 | +50% above national |
| 17 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $96,780 | +50% above national |
| 18 | Visalia, CA | $96,720 | +50% above national |
| 19 | Yakima, WA | $96,370 | +50% above national |
| 20 | Chico, CA | $96,080 | +49% above national |
| 21 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,390 | +48% above national |
| 22 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $94,600 | +47% above national |
| 23 | Modesto, CA | $94,370 | +47% above national |
| 24 | Vallejo, CA | $91,670 | +42% above national |
| 25 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $88,900 | +38% above national |
| 26 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $88,600 | +38% above national |
| 27 | Casper, WY | $88,180 | +37% above national |
| 28 | Lake Charles, LA | $87,940 | +37% above national |
| 29 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $87,280 | +36% above national |
| 30 | Eagle Pass, TX | $86,520 | +34% above national |
| 31 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $86,500 | +34% above national |
| 32 | Victoria, TX | $84,430 | +31% above national |
| 33 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $83,520 | +30% above national |
| 34 | Midland, TX | $83,300 | +29% above national |
| 35 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $83,050 | +29% above national |
| 36 | Merced, CA | $83,020 | +29% above national |
| 37 | Anchorage, AK | $82,900 | +29% above national |
| 38 | Elizabethtown, KY | $82,770 | +29% above national |
| 39 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $82,300 | +28% above national |
| 40 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $82,220 | +28% above national |
| 41 | Bend, OR | $82,020 | +27% above national |
| 42 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $81,690 | +27% above national |
| 43 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $81,380 | +27% above national |
| 44 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $80,840 | +26% above national |
| 45 | Barnstable Town, MA | $80,820 | +26% above national |
| 46 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $80,780 | +26% above national |
| 47 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $80,760 | +26% above national |
| 48 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $80,740 | +26% above national |
| 49 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $80,390 | +25% above national |
| 50 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $80,220 | +25% above national |
| 51 | Billings, MT | $80,140 | +25% above national |
| 52 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $79,840 | +24% above national |
| 53 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $79,350 | +23% above national |
| 54 | Albuquerque, NM | $79,180 | +23% above national |
| 55 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,000 | +23% above national |
| 56 | Springfield, MA | $78,870 | +23% above national |
| 57 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $78,800 | +22% above national |
| 58 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $78,490 | +22% above national |
| 59 | Farmington, NM | $78,440 | +22% above national |
| 60 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,400 | +22% above national |
| 61 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $78,330 | +22% above national |
| 62 | Worcester, MA | $78,040 | +21% above national |
| 63 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $77,580 | +21% above national |
| 64 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,420 | +20% above national |
| 65 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,320 | +20% above national |
| 66 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $77,170 | +20% above national |
| 67 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $76,800 | +19% above national |
| 68 | Lexington Park, MD | $76,730 | +19% above national |
| 69 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $76,680 | +19% above national |
| 70 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $76,500 | +19% above national |
| 71 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $76,380 | +19% above national |
| 72 | York-Hanover, PA | $76,360 | +19% above national |
| 73 | Kingston, NY | $76,320 | +19% above national |
| 74 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $75,990 | +18% above national |
| 75 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,930 | +18% above national |
| 76 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $75,920 | +18% above national |
| 77 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $75,910 | +18% above national |
| 78 | Pittsfield, MA | $75,630 | +18% above national |
| 79 | Salem, OR | $75,510 | +17% above national |
| 80 | Santa Fe, NM | $75,400 | +17% above national |
| 81 | Winchester, VA-WV | $75,220 | +17% above national |
| 82 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $75,050 | +17% above national |
| 83 | Boulder, CO | $75,030 | +17% above national |
| 84 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $75,020 | +17% above national |
| 85 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $74,990 | +17% above national |
| 86 | Bloomington, IN | $74,940 | +16% above national |
| 87 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,740 | +16% above national |
| 88 | Dover, DE | $74,620 | +16% above national |
| 89 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $74,360 | +16% above national |
| 90 | Chambersburg, PA | $74,290 | +15% above national |
| 91 | Hinesville, GA | $73,920 | +15% above national |
| 92 | New Haven, CT | $73,910 | +15% above national |
| 93 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $73,770 | +15% above national |
| 94 | Albany, OR | $73,650 | +14% above national |
| 95 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $73,590 | +14% above national |
| 96 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $73,590 | +14% above national |
| 97 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $72,910 | +13% above national |
| 98 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $72,800 | +13% above national |
| 99 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $72,800 | +13% above national |
| 100 | Tyler, TX | $72,770 | +13% above national |
| 101 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $72,520 | +13% above national |
| 102 | Monroe, LA | $72,420 | +13% above national |
| 103 | Decatur, AL | $72,380 | +13% above national |
| 104 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $71,950 | +12% above national |
| 105 | Dalton, GA | $71,840 | +12% above national |
| 106 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $71,540 | +11% above national |
| 107 | Medford, OR | $71,340 | +11% above national |
| 108 | Gettysburg, PA | $71,270 | +11% above national |
| 109 | El Paso, TX | $70,810 | +10% above national |
| 110 | Minot, ND | $70,390 | +9% above national |
| 111 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $69,840 | +9% above national |
| 112 | Bellingham, WA | $69,800 | +9% above national |
| 113 | Carson City, NV | $69,690 | +8% above national |
| 114 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $69,520 | +8% above national |
| 115 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $69,280 | +8% above national |
| 116 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $69,200 | +8% above national |
| 117 | Helena, MT | $69,040 | +7% above national |
| 118 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $68,620 | +7% above national |
| 119 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $68,450 | +6% above national |
| 120 | Wichita Falls, TX | $68,440 | +6% above national |
| 121 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $68,280 | +6% above national |
| 122 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $67,930 | +6% above national |
| 123 | Lubbock, TX | $67,900 | +6% above national |
| 124 | Syracuse, NY | $67,870 | +6% above national |
| 125 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $67,730 | +5% above national |
| 126 | Richmond, VA | $67,620 | +5% above national |
| 127 | Vineland, NJ | $67,620 | +5% above national |
| 128 | Madison, WI | $67,510 | +5% above national |
| 129 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $67,400 | +5% above national |
| 130 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $67,330 | +5% above national |
| 131 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $67,200 | +4% above national |
| 132 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $67,180 | +4% above national |
| 133 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $67,080 | +4% above national |
| 134 | Kenosha, WI | $66,700 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $66,630 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $66,610 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Rochester, MN | $66,570 | +3% above national |
| 138 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $66,270 | +3% above national |
| 139 | Reno, NV | $66,210 | +3% above national |
| 140 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $66,190 | +3% above national |
| 141 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $66,140 | +3% above national |
| 142 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $66,050 | +3% above national |
| 143 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $66,000 | +3% above national |
| 144 | Sandusky, OH | $65,990 | +3% above national |
| 145 | Hot Springs, AR | $65,790 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $65,720 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $65,660 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Waco, TX | $65,630 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $65,550 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $65,390 | +2% above national |
| 151 | Omaha, NE-IA | $65,330 | +2% above national |
| 152 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,330 | +2% above national |
| 153 | Bowling Green, KY | $65,310 | +2% above national |
| 154 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,290 | +1% above national |
| 155 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $65,230 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $65,210 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $65,090 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $65,020 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $65,020 | +1% above national |
| 160 | St. Cloud, MN | $64,910 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Walla Walla, WA | $64,900 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $64,730 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Longview, TX | $64,680 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $64,630 | same as national |
| 165 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $64,610 | same as national |
| 166 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $64,600 | same as national |
| 167 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $64,460 | same as national |
| 168 | Paducah, KY-IL | $64,350 | same as national |
| 169 | Ocala, FL | $64,310 | same as national |
| 170 | Ogden, UT | $64,240 | same as national |
| 171 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $64,130 | same as national |
| 172 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $63,960 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Logan, UT-ID | $63,900 | 1% below national |
| 174 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $63,900 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Cheyenne, WY | $63,760 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $63,730 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Amarillo, TX | $63,660 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $63,660 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $63,590 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $63,590 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $63,500 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $63,470 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Charlottesville, VA | $63,330 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $63,250 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Green Bay, WI | $63,240 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $63,230 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Corpus Christi, TX | $63,220 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $63,080 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Birmingham, AL | $63,020 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $62,980 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,970 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,920 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,920 | 2% below national |
| 194 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $62,900 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $62,840 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Cleveland, TN | $62,820 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $62,740 | 2% below national |
| 198 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $62,720 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Ann Arbor, MI | $62,710 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Colorado Springs, CO | $62,640 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Rockford, IL | $62,610 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $62,600 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $62,590 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $62,570 | 3% below national |
| 205 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,490 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $62,490 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Mankato, MN | $62,440 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $62,270 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $62,270 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $62,230 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Glens Falls, NY | $62,220 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $62,140 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Ithaca, NY | $62,100 | 3% below national |
| 214 | Columbus, OH | $62,080 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Altoona, PA | $62,060 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Binghamton, NY | $62,010 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $62,000 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Spartanburg, SC | $61,980 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Bismarck, ND | $61,970 | 4% below national |
| 220 | Topeka, KS | $61,960 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $61,940 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Appleton, WI | $61,890 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $61,870 | 4% below national |
| 224 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $61,860 | 4% below national |
| 225 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $61,830 | 4% below national |
| 226 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $61,790 | 4% below national |
| 227 | Traverse City, MI | $61,780 | 4% below national |
| 228 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $61,780 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Sheboygan, WI | $61,760 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,710 | 4% below national |
| 231 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $61,670 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $61,660 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,660 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $61,650 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Cleveland, OH | $61,620 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $61,610 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $61,600 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $61,600 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $61,580 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $61,570 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $61,550 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Lebanon, PA | $61,490 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $61,440 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Utica-Rome, NY | $61,420 | 5% below national |
| 245 | Akron, OH | $61,330 | 5% below national |
| 246 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $61,310 | 5% below national |
| 247 | Roanoke, VA | $61,270 | 5% below national |
| 248 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,270 | 5% below national |
| 249 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $61,240 | 5% below national |
| 250 | Battle Creek, MI | $61,200 | 5% below national |
| 251 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $61,130 | 5% below national |
| 252 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $61,120 | 5% below national |
| 253 | Great Falls, MT | $61,110 | 5% below national |
| 254 | Huntsville, AL | $61,070 | 5% below national |
| 255 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $61,040 | 5% below national |
| 256 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $61,030 | 5% below national |
| 257 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,010 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Boise City, ID | $60,990 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $60,980 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $60,980 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Owensboro, KY | $60,970 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Reading, PA | $60,960 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Salisbury, MD | $60,860 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Corvallis, OR | $60,830 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Greeley, CO | $60,820 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $60,820 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $60,820 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,790 | 6% below national |
| 269 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $60,760 | 6% below national |
| 270 | Lawton, OK | $60,750 | 6% below national |
| 271 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $60,740 | 6% below national |
| 272 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $60,730 | 6% below national |
| 273 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,710 | 6% below national |
| 274 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $60,690 | 6% below national |
| 275 | Rochester, NY | $60,670 | 6% below national |
| 276 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $60,650 | 6% below national |
| 277 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $60,590 | 6% below national |
| 278 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $60,550 | 6% below national |
| 279 | Pueblo, CO | $60,540 | 6% below national |
| 280 | San Angelo, TX | $60,530 | 6% below national |
| 281 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $60,520 | 6% below national |
| 282 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $60,470 | 6% below national |
| 283 | Lafayette, LA | $60,450 | 6% below national |
| 284 | Grand Junction, CO | $60,430 | 6% below national |
| 285 | Laredo, TX | $60,430 | 6% below national |
| 286 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $60,430 | 6% below national |
| 287 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $60,420 | 6% below national |
| 288 | Gainesville, GA | $60,400 | 6% below national |
| 289 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $60,390 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $60,350 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,320 | 6% below national |
| 292 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $60,290 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Lancaster, PA | $60,220 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $60,220 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $60,160 | 6% below national |
| 296 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $60,160 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $60,150 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $60,120 | 7% below national |
| 299 | Columbia, SC | $60,070 | 7% below national |
| 300 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $60,030 | 7% below national |
| 301 | Harrisonburg, VA | $60,010 | 7% below national |
| 302 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,980 | 7% below national |
| 303 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $59,980 | 7% below national |
| 304 | Iowa City, IA | $59,850 | 7% below national |
| 305 | Lima, OH | $59,790 | 7% below national |
| 306 | Sebring, FL | $59,790 | 7% below national |
| 307 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $59,790 | 7% below national |
| 308 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,740 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Saginaw, MI | $59,720 | 7% below national |
| 310 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $59,660 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Fort Wayne, IN | $59,580 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,560 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Twin Falls, ID | $59,540 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,530 | 7% below national |
| 315 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $59,530 | 7% below national |
| 316 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $59,520 | 7% below national |
| 317 | Peoria, IL | $59,510 | 7% below national |
| 318 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $59,500 | 8% below national |
| 319 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $59,500 | 8% below national |
| 320 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,480 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $59,480 | 8% below national |
| 322 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,470 | 8% below national |
| 323 | Hammond, LA | $59,430 | 8% below national |
| 324 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $59,380 | 8% below national |
| 325 | Duluth, MN-WI | $59,280 | 8% below national |
| 326 | Sumter, SC | $59,270 | 8% below national |
| 327 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $59,220 | 8% below national |
| 328 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $59,210 | 8% below national |
| 329 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $59,210 | 8% below national |
| 330 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,200 | 8% below national |
| 331 | Burlington, NC | $59,190 | 8% below national |
| 332 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $59,180 | 8% below national |
| 333 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $59,140 | 8% below national |
| 334 | Columbus, GA-AL | $59,120 | 8% below national |
| 335 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $59,090 | 8% below national |
| 336 | Dothan, AL | $59,070 | 8% below national |
| 337 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $59,060 | 8% below national |
| 338 | Lynchburg, VA | $58,990 | 8% below national |
| 339 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,960 | 8% below national |
| 340 | Idaho Falls, ID | $58,950 | 8% below national |
| 341 | Redding, CA | $58,890 | 8% below national |
| 342 | Alexandria, LA | $58,810 | 9% below national |
| 343 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,800 | 9% below national |
| 344 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,790 | 9% below national |
| 345 | Toledo, OH | $58,770 | 9% below national |
| 346 | Eau Claire, WI | $58,730 | 9% below national |
| 347 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $58,720 | 9% below national |
| 348 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,720 | 9% below national |
| 349 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $58,690 | 9% below national |
| 350 | Knoxville, TN | $58,640 | 9% below national |
| 351 | Jackson, MS | $58,620 | 9% below national |
| 352 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $58,590 | 9% below national |
| 353 | Fond du Lac, WI | $58,520 | 9% below national |
| 354 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,510 | 9% below national |
| 355 | Warner Robins, GA | $58,470 | 9% below national |
| 356 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $58,460 | 9% below national |
| 357 | Florence, SC | $58,460 | 9% below national |
| 358 | Williamsport, PA | $58,430 | 9% below national |
| 359 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $58,380 | 9% below national |
| 360 | Wausau, WI | $58,350 | 9% below national |
| 361 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $58,320 | 9% below national |
| 362 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $58,320 | 9% below national |
| 363 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $58,310 | 9% below national |
| 364 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $58,250 | 9% below national |
| 365 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,250 | 9% below national |
| 366 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $58,230 | 9% below national |
| 367 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,180 | 10% below national |
| 368 | Mansfield, OH | $58,050 | 10% below national |
| 369 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $58,020 | 10% below national |
| 370 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $58,010 | 10% below national |
| 371 | Abilene, TX | $58,000 | 10% below national |
| 372 | Beckley, WV | $57,970 | 10% below national |
| 373 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $57,960 | 10% below national |
| 374 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $57,950 | 10% below national |
| 375 | Baton Rouge, LA | $57,930 | 10% below national |
| 376 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $57,890 | 10% below national |
| 377 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $57,880 | 10% below national |
| 378 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $57,870 | 10% below national |
| 379 | Mobile, AL | $57,800 | 10% below national |
| 380 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $57,790 | 10% below national |
| 381 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $57,780 | 10% below national |
| 382 | Bozeman, MT | $57,670 | 10% below national |
| 383 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $57,600 | 10% below national |
| 384 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $57,600 | 10% below national |
| 385 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $57,580 | 10% below national |
| 386 | Fayetteville, NC | $57,580 | 10% below national |
| 387 | Erie, PA | $57,430 | 11% below national |
| 388 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $57,400 | 11% below national |
| 389 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $57,360 | 11% below national |
| 390 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $57,350 | 11% below national |
| 391 | Arecibo, PR | $57,330 | 11% below national |
| 392 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $57,330 | 11% below national |
| 393 | Savannah, GA | $57,320 | 11% below national |
| 394 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $57,260 | 11% below national |
| 395 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $57,250 | 11% below national |
| 396 | Springfield, IL | $57,210 | 11% below national |
| 397 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $57,200 | 11% below national |
| 398 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $57,160 | 11% below national |
| 399 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $57,110 | 11% below national |
| 400 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $57,100 | 11% below national |
| 401 | Goldsboro, NC | $57,000 | 11% below national |
| 402 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $56,930 | 12% below national |
| 403 | State College, PA | $56,930 | 12% below national |
| 404 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $56,910 | 12% below national |
| 405 | Montgomery, AL | $56,840 | 12% below national |
| 406 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $56,840 | 12% below national |
| 407 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $56,820 | 12% below national |
| 408 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $56,810 | 12% below national |
| 409 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $56,760 | 12% below national |
| 410 | Bay City, MI | $56,690 | 12% below national |
| 411 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $56,660 | 12% below national |
| 412 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,600 | 12% below national |
| 413 | Wichita, KS | $56,590 | 12% below national |
| 414 | Monroe, MI | $56,460 | 12% below national |
| 415 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $56,460 | 12% below national |
| 416 | Springfield, OH | $56,370 | 12% below national |
| 417 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $56,340 | 12% below national |
| 418 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,300 | 12% below national |
| 419 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $56,260 | 13% below national |
| 420 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $56,230 | 13% below national |
| 421 | Gadsden, AL | $56,140 | 13% below national |
| 422 | St. George, UT | $56,120 | 13% below national |
| 423 | Elmira, NY | $56,060 | 13% below national |
| 424 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $56,060 | 13% below national |
| 425 | Rapid City, SD | $56,040 | 13% below national |
| 426 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $56,040 | 13% below national |
| 427 | Jacksonville, NC | $55,970 | 13% below national |
| 428 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,960 | 13% below national |
| 429 | Wilmington, NC | $55,890 | 13% below national |
| 430 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $55,870 | 13% below national |
| 431 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $55,830 | 13% below national |
| 432 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $55,820 | 13% below national |
| 433 | Winston-Salem, NC | $55,790 | 13% below national |
| 434 | Asheville, NC | $55,700 | 13% below national |
| 435 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $55,520 | 14% below national |
| 436 | Jacksonville, FL | $55,520 | 14% below national |
| 437 | Jefferson City, MO | $55,520 | 14% below national |
| 438 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $55,520 | 14% below national |
| 439 | Lincoln, NE | $55,510 | 14% below national |
| 440 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $55,510 | 14% below national |
| 441 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $55,430 | 14% below national |
| 442 | Jackson, TN | $55,400 | 14% below national |
| 443 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $55,210 | 14% below national |
| 444 | Midland, MI | $55,120 | 14% below national |
| 445 | Tucson, AZ | $54,930 | 15% below national |
| 446 | Kankakee, IL | $54,860 | 15% below national |
| 447 | Albany, GA | $54,500 | 15% below national |
| 448 | Greenville, NC | $54,480 | 15% below national |
| 449 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $54,440 | 15% below national |
| 450 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $54,190 | 16% below national |
| 451 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $54,020 | 16% below national |
| 452 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $53,850 | 16% below national |
| 453 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $53,840 | 16% below national |
| 454 | Rome, GA | $53,780 | 16% below national |
| 455 | Springfield, MO | $53,720 | 16% below national |
| 456 | Tulsa, OK | $53,660 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Aguadilla, PR | $53,580 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Hattiesburg, MS | $53,430 | 17% below national |
| 459 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $53,250 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $53,220 | 17% below national |
| 461 | Ponce, PR | $53,140 | 17% below national |
| 462 | Fargo, ND-MN | $52,960 | 18% below national |
| 463 | Terre Haute, IN | $52,910 | 18% below national |
| 464 | Mayaguez, PR | $52,860 | 18% below national |
| 465 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $52,860 | 18% below national |
| 466 | Oklahoma City, OK | $52,810 | 18% below national |
| 467 | Evansville, IN | $52,740 | 18% below national |
| 468 | Las Cruces, NM | $52,720 | 18% below national |
| 469 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,720 | 18% below national |
| 470 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $52,480 | 18% below national |
| 471 | Jonesboro, AR | $52,420 | 19% below national |
| 472 | Flagstaff, AZ | $52,410 | 19% below national |
| 473 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $52,270 | 19% below national |
| 474 | Rocky Mount, NC | $52,270 | 19% below national |
| 475 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $52,270 | 19% below national |
| 476 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $52,250 | 19% below national |
| 477 | Yuma, AZ | $52,090 | 19% below national |
| 478 | Bloomington, IL | $51,820 | 19% below national |
| 479 | Manhattan, KS | $51,720 | 20% below national |
| 480 | Bangor, ME | $51,670 | 20% below national |
| 481 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,560 | 20% below national |
| 482 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $51,470 | 20% below national |
| 483 | Columbia, MO | $51,260 | 20% below national |
| 484 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $51,060 | 21% below national |
| 485 | Joplin, MO-KS | $51,040 | 21% below national |
| 486 | Missoula, MT | $50,860 | 21% below national |
| 487 | Lawrence, KS | $50,850 | 21% below national |
| 488 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $50,740 | 21% below national |
| 489 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $50,710 | 21% below national |
| 490 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,710 | 21% below national |
| 491 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $50,610 | 21% below national |
| 492 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $50,440 | 22% below national |
| 493 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $50,300 | 22% below national |
| 494 | Decatur, IL | $50,290 | 22% below national |
| 495 | Ames, IA | $50,260 | 22% below national |
| 496 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $49,960 | 22% below national |
| 497 | Charleston, WV | $49,900 | 22% below national |
| 498 | Kokomo, IN | $49,660 | 23% below national |
| 499 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $49,490 | 23% below national |
| 500 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $49,420 | 23% below national |
| 501 | Johnstown, PA | $49,370 | 23% below national |
| 502 | Valdosta, GA | $49,330 | 23% below national |
| 503 | Niles, MI | $49,240 | 23% below national |
| 504 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,190 | 24% below national |
| 505 | Dubuque, IA | $49,150 | 24% below national |
| 506 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $48,980 | 24% below national |
| 507 | Jackson, MI | $48,870 | 24% below national |
| 508 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $48,840 | 24% below national |
| 509 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | 24% below national |
| 510 | Morristown, TN | $48,760 | 24% below national |
| 511 | Flint, MI | $48,500 | 25% below national |
| 512 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $47,800 | 26% below national |
| 513 | Morgantown, WV | $47,720 | 26% below national |
| 514 | Muncie, IN | $47,700 | 26% below national |
| 515 | Gainesville, FL | $47,600 | 26% below national |
| 516 | Tallahassee, FL | $46,900 | 27% below national |
| 517 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,850 | 27% below national |
| 518 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $46,640 | 27% below national |
| 519 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $46,270 | 28% below national |
| 520 | Enid, OK | $45,780 | 29% below national |
| 521 | Johnson City, TN | $45,250 | 30% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors make? ▼
The median annual salary for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is $64,330 ($30.93/hour). The salary range spans from $45,020 at the 10th percentile to $104,770 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors the most? ▼
California pays the highest median salary for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors at $86,500/year, which is +34% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is Master's degree.
How dangerous is being a Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors? ▼
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.3 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 0.5 per 100 workers.
Is Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors a good career? ▼
Employment for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is projected to grow 3.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 31,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay vary by state? ▼
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is California at $86,500/year, while West Virginia pays the least at $55,520/year. BLS data covers 53 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors is El Centro, CA at $141,760/year. BLS reports wage data for 521 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay figures in a real decision
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