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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Reading, PA earns $60,960 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,107 a month.

10th percentile
$44,150
25th percentile
$48,380
Median percentile
$60,960
75th percentile
$75,650
90th percentile
$94,300

Based on 390 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

$49,290 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,960
Federal income tax−$5,135
Social Security + Medicare−$4,663
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,871
Monthly take-home$4,107
Every two weeks$1,896

Does it go far here?

$62,807Median pay in Reading, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,181 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Reading, PA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$133,900
Sales Managers$129,230
Software Developers$120,920
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,620
General and Operations Managers$99,920
Registered Nurses$98,470
Project Management Specialists$98,040
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,060

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