Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Auburn, AL

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $62,270 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,118 a month.

10th percentile: $44,610
25th percentile: $48,880
Median percentile: $62,270
75th percentile: $63,320
90th percentile: $77,050

Based on 310 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

$49,412 take-home a year

Gross pay	$62,270
Federal income tax	−$5,292
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,764
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$2,802
Monthly take-home	$4,118
Every two weeks	$1,900

Does it go far here?

$70,815Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
Accountants and Auditors	$72,570
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310

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