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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in West Virginia

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in West Virginia earns $55,520 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,691 a month.

10th percentile
$37,940
25th percentile
$44,700
Median percentile
$55,520
75th percentile
$62,220
90th percentile
$73,090

Based on 1,260 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

$44,292 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,520
Federal income tax−$4,482
Social Security + Medicare−$4,247
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$2,498
Monthly take-home$3,691
Every two weeks$1,704

Does it go far here?

$62,036Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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