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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $59,530 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,957 a month.

10th percentile
$42,360
25th percentile
$47,640
Median percentile
$59,530
75th percentile
$68,190
90th percentile
$77,410

Based on 2,070 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

$47,482 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,530
Federal income tax−$4,964
Social Security + Medicare−$4,554
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,530
Monthly take-home$3,957
Every two weeks$1,826

Does it go far here?

$61,152Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

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