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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Trenton, NJ

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $77,320 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,947 a month.

10th percentile
$49,670
25th percentile
$60,380
Median percentile
$77,320
75th percentile
$97,300
90th percentile
$102,840

Based on 440 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

$59,359 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,320
Federal income tax−$8,180
Social Security + Medicare−$5,915
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$3,866
Monthly take-home$4,947
Every two weeks$2,283

Does it go far here?

$74,937Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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