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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Kansas City, MO

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $60,820 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,016 a month.

10th percentile
$45,940
25th percentile
$50,760
Median percentile
$60,820
75th percentile
$72,410
90th percentile
$79,020

Based on 2,240 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

$48,190 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,820
Federal income tax−$5,118
Social Security + Medicare−$4,653
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,859
Monthly take-home$4,016
Every two weeks$1,853

Does it go far here?

$65,721Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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