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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC earns $69,840 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,510 a month.

10th percentile
$46,540
25th percentile
$58,680
Median percentile
$69,840
75th percentile
$83,440
90th percentile
$103,380

Based on 1,830 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

$54,121 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,840
Federal income tax−$6,535
Social Security + Medicare−$5,343
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,841
Monthly take-home$4,510
Every two weeks$2,082

Does it go far here?

$71,308Median pay in Virginia Beach, VA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,478 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$297,350
Physicians, All Other$266,280
Family Medicine Physicians$213,690
Dentists, General$177,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,560
Financial Managers$163,940
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,340
Sales Managers$158,750

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