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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Buffalo, NY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY earns $62,000 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,023 a month.

10th percentile
$43,940
25th percentile
$50,330
Median percentile
$62,000
75th percentile
$78,740
90th percentile
$101,690

Based on 1,530 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

$48,277 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,000
Federal income tax−$5,260
Social Security + Medicare−$4,743
New York income tax (approx.)−$3,720
Monthly take-home$4,023
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$64,688Median pay in Buffalo, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,057 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Buffalo, NY

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,650
Financial Managers$164,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,120
Sales Managers$163,090
Human Resources Managers$150,180
Marketing Managers$144,390
Pharmacists$137,900
Managers, All Other$135,910

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