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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $49,960 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,350 a month.

10th percentile
$39,700
25th percentile
$45,560
Median percentile
$49,960
75th percentile
$64,020
90th percentile
$80,570

Based on 1,090 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

$40,200 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,960
Federal income tax−$3,815
Social Security + Medicare−$3,822
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,123
Monthly take-home$3,350
Every two weeks$1,546

Does it go far here?

$52,289Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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