SALARY · EDUCATIONAL, GUIDANCE, AND CAREER COUNSELORS AND ADVISORS · VIRGINIA

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

I would start with the middle, not the top of the range. For educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Virginia, that middle figure was $67,660 a year. It gives you a steadier base for rent, bills and savings plans than a headline salary that only a small share of workers actually reach.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$67,660

$33 per hour at the median · That is $3,330 (5.2 percent) above the national median of $64,330 for this occupation.

$71,920Mean annual salary
$35Mean hourly wage
$9,450People employed in this job in Virginia

Salary range

25th: $55,880Median: $67,66075th: $83,440
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$55,880
Median (50th percentile)$67,660
75th percentile$83,440
Mean$71,920

The middle half of workers earned from $55,880 to $83,440 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$53,352 a year
$4,446 a month
Federal tax $6,055 · FICA $5,176 · State tax $3,076
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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