Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Lake Charles, LA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Lake Charles, LA earns $87,940 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,671 a month.

10th percentile: $67,750
25th percentile: $87,940
Median percentile: $87,940
75th percentile: $87,940
90th percentile: $87,940

Based on 850 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

$68,058 take-home a year

Gross pay	$87,940
Federal income tax	−$10,517
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,727
Louisiana income tax (approx.)	−$2,638
Monthly take-home	$5,671
Every two weeks	$2,618

Does it go far here?

$102,432Median pay in Lake Charles, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).

19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,081 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lake Charles, LA

Job	Median pay
Managers, All Other	$103,550
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$102,310
General and Operations Managers	$101,370
Engineers, All Other	$94,810
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$94,280
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$92,560
Registered Nurses	$90,690
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,180

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