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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Charleston, SC

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns $62,140 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,032 a month.

10th percentile
$46,450
25th percentile
$51,660
Median percentile
$62,140
75th percentile
$80,080
90th percentile
$96,790

Based on 1,080 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

$48,381 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,140
Federal income tax−$5,277
Social Security + Medicare−$4,754
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$3,728
Monthly take-home$4,032
Every two weeks$1,861

Does it go far here?

$61,548Median pay in Charleston, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.0 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,605 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, SC

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$174,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,000
Physicians, All Other$163,900
Financial Managers$147,170
Pharmacists$145,950
Sales Managers$139,830
Marketing Managers$138,790
Managers, All Other$136,370

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