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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Burlington, NC

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Burlington, NC earns $59,190 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,935 a month.

10th percentile
$37,750
25th percentile
$48,640
Median percentile
$59,190
75th percentile
$62,210
90th percentile
$73,680

Based on 190 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

$47,224 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,190
Federal income tax−$4,923
Social Security + Medicare−$4,528
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,516
Monthly take-home$3,935
Every two weeks$1,816

Does it go far here?

$63,511Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

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