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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Texas

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Texas earns $67,900 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,716 a month.

10th percentile
$42,380
25th percentile
$49,770
Median percentile
$67,900
75th percentile
$82,460
90th percentile
$101,830

Based on 31,730 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

$56,598 take-home a year
Gross pay$67,900
Federal income tax−$6,108
Social Security + Medicare−$5,194
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,716
Every two weeks$2,177

Does it go far here?

$69,959Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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