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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Rocky Mount, NC

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Rocky Mount, NC earns $52,270 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,496 a month.

10th percentile
$42,140
25th percentile
$45,430
Median percentile
$52,270
75th percentile
$61,080
90th percentile
$67,570

Based on 120 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

$41,957 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,270
Federal income tax−$4,092
Social Security + Medicare−$3,999
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,221
Monthly take-home$3,496
Every two weeks$1,614

Does it go far here?

$59,390Median pay in Rocky Mount, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.0 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($920 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rocky Mount, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,610
Registered Nurses$82,300
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,670
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,090
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,320
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,840

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