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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Waterloo, IA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA earns $53,220 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,577 a month.

10th percentile
$41,750
25th percentile
$45,240
Median percentile
$53,220
75th percentile
$63,530
90th percentile
$75,500

Based on 190 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

$42,920 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,220
Federal income tax−$4,206
Social Security + Medicare−$4,071
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,022
Monthly take-home$3,577
Every two weeks$1,651

Does it go far here?

$61,132Median pay in Waterloo, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Waterloo, IA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$82,400
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,850
Registered Nurses$76,920
Accountants and Auditors$73,530
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,040
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,780
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,440
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,420

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