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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Albany, NY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $62,920 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,080 a month.

10th percentile
$46,740
25th percentile
$56,980
Median percentile
$62,920
75th percentile
$81,630
90th percentile
$101,860

Based on 1,240 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,961 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,920
Federal income tax−$5,370
Social Security + Medicare−$4,813
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,775
Monthly take-home$4,080
Every two weeks$1,883

Does it go far here?

$63,194Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

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