Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Lynchburg, VA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Lynchburg, VA earns $58,990 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,861 a month.

10th percentile: $41,780
25th percentile: $46,480
Median percentile: $58,990
75th percentile: $65,360
90th percentile: $79,210

Based on 250 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

$46,334 take-home a year

Gross pay	$58,990
Federal income tax	−$4,899
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,513
Virginia income tax (approx.)	−$3,244
Monthly take-home	$3,861
Every two weeks	$1,782

Does it go far here?

$66,012Median pay in Lynchburg, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).

26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($991 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lynchburg, VA

Job	Median pay
Software Developers	$109,840
General and Operations Managers	$95,040
Project Management Specialists	$94,690
Registered Nurses	$80,450
Accountants and Auditors	$78,990
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,860
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$65,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$62,560

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