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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Detroit, MI

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $62,840 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,167 a month.

10th percentile
$43,890
25th percentile
$48,200
Median percentile
$62,840
75th percentile
$78,150
90th percentile
$98,120

Based on 3,420 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

$50,001 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,840
Federal income tax−$5,361
Social Security + Medicare−$4,807
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,671
Monthly take-home$4,167
Every two weeks$1,923

Does it go far here?

$62,653Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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