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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Albuquerque, NM

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Albuquerque, NM earns $79,180 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,054 a month.

10th percentile
$48,570
25th percentile
$54,110
Median percentile
$79,180
75th percentile
$88,740
90th percentile
$107,000

Based on 810 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

$60,653 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,180
Federal income tax−$8,590
Social Security + Medicare−$6,057
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,880
Monthly take-home$5,054
Every two weeks$2,333

Does it go far here?

$82,871Median pay in Albuquerque, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,156 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albuquerque, NM

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$327,670
Architectural and Engineering Managers$215,120
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$178,290
Electrical Engineers$163,720
Engineers, All Other$163,630
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$153,900
Pharmacists$147,000
Nurse Practitioners$140,950

All educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico