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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Connecticut

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Connecticut earns $73,910 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,761 a month.

10th percentile
$46,510
25th percentile
$56,820
Median percentile
$73,910
75th percentile
$95,940
90th percentile
$108,540

Based on 3,370 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

$57,130 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,910
Federal income tax−$7,430
Social Security + Medicare−$5,654
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,696
Monthly take-home$4,761
Every two weeks$2,197

Does it go far here?

$71,335Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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