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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Jackson, MI

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Jackson, MI earns $48,870 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,281 a month.

10th percentile
$39,180
25th percentile
$44,830
Median percentile
$48,870
75th percentile
$62,380
90th percentile
$79,870

Based on 110 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

$39,370 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,870
Federal income tax−$3,684
Social Security + Medicare−$3,739
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,077
Monthly take-home$3,281
Every two weeks$1,514

Does it go far here?

$53,247Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

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