Paycheck Atlas

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Lincoln, NE

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Lincoln, NE earns $55,510 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,667 a month.

10th percentile
$47,410
25th percentile
$47,410
Median percentile
$55,510
75th percentile
$81,760
90th percentile
$95,390

Based on 470 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

$44,007 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,510
Federal income tax−$4,481
Social Security + Medicare−$4,247
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,776
Monthly take-home$3,667
Every two weeks$1,693

Does it go far here?

$60,613Median pay in Lincoln, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,082 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lincoln, NE

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$131,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Sales Managers$120,430
Managers, All Other$111,440
Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Software Developers$101,690

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