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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Lakeland, FL

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL earns $58,320 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,087 a month.

10th percentile
$44,050
25th percentile
$47,850
Median percentile
$58,320
75th percentile
$61,920
90th percentile
$73,290

Based on 640 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

$49,040 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,320
Federal income tax−$4,818
Social Security + Medicare−$4,461
Florida income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,087
Every two weeks$1,886

Does it go far here?

$60,036Median pay in Lakeland, FL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,363 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lakeland, FL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$179,360
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,180
Financial Managers$151,440
Sales Managers$126,890
Nurse Practitioners$125,720
Lawyers$122,870
Software Developers$122,200
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,300

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