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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Montgomery, AL

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Montgomery, AL earns $56,840 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,774 a month.

10th percentile
$36,670
25th percentile
$42,670
Median percentile
$56,840
75th percentile
$72,740
90th percentile
$81,100

Based on 360 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

$45,293 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,840
Federal income tax−$4,641
Social Security + Medicare−$4,348
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,558
Monthly take-home$3,774
Every two weeks$1,742

Does it go far here?

$63,379Median pay in Montgomery, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,095 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,810
Financial Managers$131,570
Lawyers$125,290
Software Developers$110,620
Computer Occupations, All Other$109,300
General and Operations Managers$107,980
Civil Engineers$97,470
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,820

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