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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Memphis, TN

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Memphis, TN-MS-AR earns $65,290 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,553 a month.

10th percentile
$45,620
25th percentile
$51,580
Median percentile
$65,290
75th percentile
$77,420
90th percentile
$84,550

Based on 1,270 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

$54,641 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,290
Federal income tax−$5,655
Social Security + Medicare−$4,995
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,553
Every two weeks$2,102

Does it go far here?

$70,830Median pay in Memphis, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.2 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,220 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Memphis, TN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$388,960
Chief Executives$196,680
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,790
Financial Managers$143,880
Human Resources Managers$138,560
Lawyers$134,440
Pharmacists$134,220
Marketing Managers$132,540

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