Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Macon, GA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Macon-Bibb County, GA earns $57,790 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,801 a month.

10th percentile: $39,520
25th percentile: $46,420
Median percentile: $57,790
75th percentile: $73,140
90th percentile: $81,460

Based on 300 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

$45,615 take-home a year

Gross pay	$57,790
Federal income tax	−$4,755
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,421
Georgia income tax (approx.)	−$2,999
Monthly take-home	$3,801
Every two weeks	$1,754

Does it go far here?

$65,279Median pay in Macon, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.5 vs 100).

27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,044 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Macon, GA

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$90,500
Registered Nurses	$85,070
Accountants and Auditors	$74,870
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$69,300
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$68,210
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$64,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,740
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$61,510

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