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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Owensboro, KY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Owensboro, KY earns $60,970 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,061 a month.

10th percentile
$34,600
25th percentile
$45,020
Median percentile
$60,970
75th percentile
$76,660
90th percentile
$84,320

Based on 100 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

$48,731 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,970
Federal income tax−$5,136
Social Security + Medicare−$4,664
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,439
Monthly take-home$4,061
Every two weeks$1,874

Does it go far here?

$68,807Median pay in Owensboro, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($907 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Owensboro, KY

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$73,460
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$61,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,430
Customer Service Representatives$45,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,380

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