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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Huntsville, AL earns $61,070 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,042 a month.

10th percentile
$42,520
25th percentile
$45,920
Median percentile
$61,070
75th percentile
$76,510
90th percentile
$81,720

Based on 430 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

$48,502 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,070
Federal income tax−$5,148
Social Security + Medicare−$4,672
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,748
Monthly take-home$4,042
Every two weeks$1,865

Does it go far here?

$65,616Median pay in Huntsville, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,183 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Huntsville, AL

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,060
Financial Managers$158,620
Engineers, All Other$155,630
Managers, All Other$153,920
Purchasing Managers$146,970
Computer Hardware Engineers$142,670
Pharmacists$136,840

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