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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Charleston, WV earns $49,900 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,336 a month.

10th percentile
$36,760
25th percentile
$42,290
Median percentile
$49,900
75th percentile
$59,780
90th percentile
$70,030

Based on 170 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

$40,029 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,900
Federal income tax−$3,808
Social Security + Medicare−$3,817
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,246
Monthly take-home$3,336
Every two weeks$1,540

Does it go far here?

$56,246Median pay in Charleston, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($896 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charleston, WV

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$101,150
General and Operations Managers$83,190
Registered Nurses$80,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$79,420
Administrative Services Managers$77,520
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,190
Accountants and Auditors$66,560
Human Resources Specialists$61,500

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