SOC 21-1012 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Orlando, Florida is $52,980 a year ($25.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,840: half of the 3,620 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,430).

$52,980average per year

$25.47 / hourMedian $48,840Take-home ≈ $44,749

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

3,620people in this job
-26%vs U.S. average
#17 of 19Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,280 or more. The middle half of educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Orlando earn between $44,880 and $60,430.

  • $36K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,980$4,415$25.47
Median$48,840$4,070$23.48
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,880$3,740$21.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,430$5,036$29.05

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Orlando earn 9% less than the Florida average ($58,380) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($71,430). At the median the gap is -24% against the U.S. median of $64,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$52,980$48,840$36,050$72,2803,620
Florida$58,380$53,140$38,290$82,78022,800
United States$71,430$64,330$45,020$104,770353,310

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $52,980, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $44,749 a year, or $3,729 a month and $1,721 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $52,980 buys what about $52,239 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 17th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($81,310).

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Highest-paying cities for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,820).

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary by city

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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Orlando: questions

How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make an hour in Orlando?

$25.47 an hour on average, and $23.48 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors take-home pay in Orlando?

About $44,749 a year ($3,729 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,980. Florida has no state income tax.

Do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,430).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-1012; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.13, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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