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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Stockton, CA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Stockton-Lodi, CA earns $79,840 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,951 a month.

10th percentile
$47,000
25th percentile
$58,410
Median percentile
$79,840
75th percentile
$120,370
90th percentile
$127,810

Based on 580 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

$59,409 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,840
Federal income tax−$8,735
Social Security + Medicare−$6,108
California income tax (approx.)−$5,589
Monthly take-home$4,951
Every two weeks$2,285

Does it go far here?

$75,974Median pay in Stockton, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,734 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Stockton, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$162,440
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$155,770
Financial Managers$152,090
Software Developers$138,550
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,010
Managers, All Other$135,710
Registered Nurses$134,580
Construction Managers$120,210

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