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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Madison, WI

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Madison, WI earns $67,510 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,395 a month.

10th percentile
$51,110
25th percentile
$60,460
Median percentile
$67,510
75th percentile
$82,260
90th percentile
$99,960

Based on 910 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

$52,745 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,510
Federal income tax−$6,022
Social Security + Medicare−$5,165
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,578
Monthly take-home$4,395
Every two weeks$2,029

Does it go far here?

$69,393Median pay in Madison, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Madison, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$301,940
Chief Executives$217,010
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Pharmacists$158,120
Financial Managers$148,970
Sales Managers$146,380
Human Resources Managers$140,680

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