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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Austin, TX

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX earns $61,570 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,304 a month.

10th percentile
$45,790
25th percentile
$50,020
Median percentile
$61,570
75th percentile
$76,750
90th percentile
$98,340

Based on 3,500 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

$51,651 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,570
Federal income tax−$5,208
Social Security + Medicare−$4,710
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,304
Every two weeks$1,987

Does it go far here?

$62,784Median pay in Austin, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,726 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Austin, TX

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$288,150
Physicians, All Other$276,600
Dentists, General$188,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers$176,540
Financial Managers$167,180
Computer Hardware Engineers$165,530
Marketing Managers$164,920

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