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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Mississippi earns $58,710 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,917 a month.

10th percentile
$38,580
25th percentile
$46,430
Median percentile
$58,710
75th percentile
$66,220
90th percentile
$76,610

Based on 2,620 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

$47,005 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,710
Federal income tax−$4,865
Social Security + Medicare−$4,491
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$2,348
Monthly take-home$3,917
Every two weeks$1,808

Does it go far here?

$67,519Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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