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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $72,910 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,767 a month.

10th percentile
$43,560
25th percentile
$52,110
Median percentile
$72,910
75th percentile
$99,390
90th percentile
$116,300

Based on 1,510 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

$57,206 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,910
Federal income tax−$7,210
Social Security + Medicare−$5,578
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,916
Monthly take-home$4,767
Every two weeks$2,200

Does it go far here?

$78,336Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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