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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Dothan, AL

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Dothan, AL earns $59,070 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,915 a month.

10th percentile
$35,350
25th percentile
$45,000
Median percentile
$59,070
75th percentile
$73,750
90th percentile
$77,130

Based on 100 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

$46,985 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,070
Federal income tax−$4,908
Social Security + Medicare−$4,519
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,658
Monthly take-home$3,915
Every two weeks$1,807

Does it go far here?

$70,462Median pay in Dothan, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 83.8 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($910 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dothan, AL

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$96,840
Registered Nurses$67,430
Accountants and Auditors$67,330
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,190
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,240
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,650
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$47,820

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