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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Michigan

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Michigan earns $59,440 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,951 a month.

10th percentile
$42,380
25th percentile
$47,290
Median percentile
$59,440
75th percentile
$75,870
90th percentile
$89,280

Based on 9,170 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

$47,414 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,440
Federal income tax−$4,953
Social Security + Medicare−$4,547
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,526
Monthly take-home$3,951
Every two weeks$1,824

Does it go far here?

$61,777Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

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