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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Dover, DE

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Dover, DE earns $74,620 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,768 a month.

10th percentile
$43,700
25th percentile
$53,180
Median percentile
$74,620
75th percentile
$81,690
90th percentile
$91,140

Based on 350 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

$57,221 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,620
Federal income tax−$7,586
Social Security + Medicare−$5,708
Delaware income tax (approx.)−$4,104
Monthly take-home$4,768
Every two weeks$2,201

Does it go far here?

$76,528Median pay in Dover, DE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.5 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dover, DE

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$119,990
Registered Nurses$91,620
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,080
Accountants and Auditors$72,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,210
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,100
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,150

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