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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Allentown, PA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $63,590 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,277 a month.

10th percentile
$47,650
25th percentile
$54,860
Median percentile
$63,590
75th percentile
$81,940
90th percentile
$97,410

Based on 960 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

$51,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,590
Federal income tax−$5,451
Social Security + Medicare−$4,865
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,952
Monthly take-home$4,277
Every two weeks$1,974

Does it go far here?

$63,610Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

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