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

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Washington earns $82,670 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,582 a month.

10th percentile
$57,980
25th percentile
$65,470
Median percentile
$82,670
75th percentile
$104,690
90th percentile
$125,950

Based on 6,610 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

$66,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,670
Federal income tax−$9,357
Social Security + Medicare−$6,324
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,582
Every two weeks$2,576

Does it go far here?

$77,252Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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