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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Hattiesburg, MS

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Hattiesburg, MS earns $53,430 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,581 a month.

10th percentile
$38,070
25th percentile
$38,580
Median percentile
$53,430
75th percentile
$67,510
90th percentile
$75,920

Based on 150 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

$42,974 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,430
Federal income tax−$4,232
Social Security + Medicare−$4,087
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$2,137
Monthly take-home$3,581
Every two weeks$1,653

Does it go far here?

$60,970Median pay in Hattiesburg, MS is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hattiesburg, MS

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,860
Registered Nurses$76,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$49,590
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$48,350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,200
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$40,230

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