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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Jacksonville, NC

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Jacksonville, NC earns $55,970 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,731 a month.

10th percentile
$38,500
25th percentile
$44,780
Median percentile
$55,970
75th percentile
$60,370
90th percentile
$64,280

Based on 120 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

$44,773 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,970
Federal income tax−$4,536
Social Security + Medicare−$4,282
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,379
Monthly take-home$3,731
Every two weeks$1,722

Does it go far here?

$60,781Median pay in Jacksonville, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,265 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jacksonville, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,100
Registered Nurses$84,750
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,330
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,370
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,400
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$42,910
Office Clerks, General$38,730
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580

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