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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Pittsburgh, PA earns $59,560 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,017 a month.

10th percentile
$44,920
25th percentile
$48,650
Median percentile
$59,560
75th percentile
$75,510
90th percentile
$101,900

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

$48,208 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,560
Federal income tax−$4,967
Social Security + Medicare−$4,556
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,828
Monthly take-home$4,017
Every two weeks$1,854

Does it go far here?

$62,913Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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