SOC 21-1012 · College Station-Bryan, TX metro

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in College Station, TX

The average salary for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in College Station, Texas is $50,850 a year ($24.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,420: half of the 830 people in this job in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 29% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,430).

$50,850average per year

$24.45 / hourMedian $49,420Take-home ≈ $43,038

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

830people in this job
-29%vs U.S. average
#26 of 26Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay range in College Station

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,170 or more. The middle half of educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in College Station earn between $39,840 and $62,710.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,850$4,238$24.45
Median$49,420$4,118$23.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,840$3,320$19.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,710$5,226$30.15

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

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in College Station vs. Texas and the U.S.

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in College Station earn 27% less than the Texas average ($69,940) and 29% less than the U.S. average ($71,430). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $64,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
College Station$50,850$49,420$24,470$80,170830
Texas$69,940$67,900$42,380$101,83031,730
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 College Station

On the average salary of $50,850, a single filer in College Station takes home about $43,038 a year, or $3,586 a month and $1,655 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 College Station a good place for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the College Station area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $50,850 buys what about $55,909 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in College Station ($44,470). A typical home costs $310,961, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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

College Station ranks 26th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($87,600).

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

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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in College Station: questions

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

$24.45 an hour on average, and $23.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,470 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,038 a year ($3,586 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,850. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 29% 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 College Station-Bryan, TX (17780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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 2.73, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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