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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Charlottesville, VA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Charlottesville, VA earns $63,330 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,132 a month.

10th percentile
$41,550
25th percentile
$54,510
Median percentile
$63,330
75th percentile
$78,830
90th percentile
$86,690

Based on 480 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

$49,583 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,330
Federal income tax−$5,420
Social Security + Medicare−$4,845
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,483
Monthly take-home$4,132
Every two weeks$1,907

Does it go far here?

$63,875Median pay in Charlottesville, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,598 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlottesville, VA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$286,090
Software Developers$128,520
General and Operations Managers$107,200
Registered Nurses$99,320
Project Management Specialists$97,680
Management Analysts$87,100
Human Resources Specialists$82,430
Accountants and Auditors$81,530

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