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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Gadsden, AL earns $56,140 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,730 a month.

10th percentile
$37,080
25th percentile
$46,210
Median percentile
$56,140
75th percentile
$64,580
90th percentile
$75,260

Based on 80 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

$44,762 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,140
Federal income tax−$4,557
Social Security + Medicare−$4,295
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,526
Monthly take-home$3,730
Every two weeks$1,722

Does it go far here?

$65,544Median pay in Gadsden, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($847 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Gadsden, AL

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$77,810
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,410
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,860
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$34,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$31,960
Stockers and Order Fillers$31,270
Nursing Assistants$30,440
Retail Salespersons$28,300

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