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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Texas

What Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn in Texas, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 11 counties.

Average in TX
$70,293
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
10 of 14
published states
Workers in state
31,420
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
11 counties

Pay by labor market in Texas

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay by wage area in Texas
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785Dallas County, TX

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Texas counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Wise County, TX$76,380$62,284$44,513
2Tarrant County, TX$76,380$62,284$37,445
3Johnson County, TX$76,380$62,284$37,445
4Parker County, TX$76,380$62,284$37,445
5Dallas County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
6Collin County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
7Denton County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
8Ellis County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
9Kaufman County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
10Rockwall County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785
11Hunt County, TX$76,380$62,284$36,785

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Texas

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Texas is $70,293, based on 31,420 workers. Among the 14 states with published data, that ranks number 10. The BLS national median for the occupation is $64,330, so Texas averages 9.3% above it.

Published data for Texas currently covers the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area, with a local median wage of $76,380.

Cost of living for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Texas

We compare 11 Texas counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin, $44,513. Hunt County, TX leaves the smallest, $36,785. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 11 counties.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors are California ($88,039), Massachusetts ($79,044), New Hampshire ($78,746) and District of Columbia ($77,420).

Frequently asked questions: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Texas

How much do Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn in Texas?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $70,293.

Which Texas county is best for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?

Wise County, TX leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($44,513). Tarrant County, TX follows at $37,445.