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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $55,830 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,701 a month.

10th percentile
$43,090
25th percentile
$48,360
Median percentile
$55,830
75th percentile
$62,830
90th percentile
$75,660

Based on 150 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

$44,415 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,830
Federal income tax−$4,520
Social Security + Medicare−$4,271
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,624
Monthly take-home$3,701
Every two weeks$1,708

Does it go far here?

$64,632Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,330
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,930

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