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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Anchorage, AK

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Anchorage, AK earns $82,900 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,596 a month.

10th percentile
$50,870
25th percentile
$65,700
Median percentile
$82,900
75th percentile
$101,200
90th percentile
$101,200

Based on 320 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

$67,150 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,900
Federal income tax−$9,408
Social Security + Medicare−$6,342
Alaska income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,596
Every two weeks$2,583

Does it go far here?

$78,638Median pay in Anchorage, AK is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,458 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Anchorage, AK

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,240
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,800
Lawyers$153,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,990
Construction Managers$137,980
Medical and Health Services Managers$133,620
Managers, All Other$132,210
Financial Managers$129,220

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