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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Santa Rosa, CA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA earns $98,480 a year, 53% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,935 a month.

10th percentile
$55,390
25th percentile
$77,390
Median percentile
$98,480
75th percentile
$124,430
90th percentile
$140,490

Based on 500 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

$71,217 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,480
Federal income tax−$12,836
Social Security + Medicare−$7,534
California income tax (approx.)−$6,894
Monthly take-home$5,935
Every two weeks$2,739

Does it go far here?

$91,368Median pay in Santa Rosa, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.8 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,158 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Rosa, CA

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$181,560
Registered Nurses$174,550
Financial Managers$164,140
Managers, All Other$150,180
Software Developers$148,630
Medical and Health Services Managers$143,150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$125,910
Construction Managers$124,700

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