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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in New York, NY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns $77,580 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,896 a month.

10th percentile
$50,330
25th percentile
$62,070
Median percentile
$77,580
75th percentile
$99,890
90th percentile
$129,750

Based on 19,890 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

$58,753 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,580
Federal income tax−$8,238
Social Security + Medicare−$5,935
New York income tax (approx.)−$4,655
Monthly take-home$4,896
Every two weeks$2,260

Does it go far here?

$68,921Median pay in New York, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 112.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,830 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New York, NY

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$492,150
Radiologists$465,780
Anesthesiologists$460,800
Surgeons, All Other$399,990
Dermatologists$374,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$341,430
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$335,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$329,750

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