SOC 21-1019 · Lubbock, TX metro

Counselors, All Other Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for other counselors in Lubbock, Texas is $57,210 a year ($27.51 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,520: half of the 40 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,860).

$57,210average per year

$27.51 / hourMedian $65,520Take-home ≈ $48,148

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 12Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Counselors, All Other pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $84,110 or more. The middle half of other counselors in Lubbock earn between $38,100 and $65,520.

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $84K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,210$4,768$27.50
Median$65,520$5,460$31.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,100$3,175$18.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,520$5,460$31.50

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

Counselors, All Other salary after taxes in Lubbock

On the average salary of $57,210, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $48,148 a year, or $4,012 a month and $1,852 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 Lubbock a good place for other counselors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $57,210 buys what about $62,650 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Counselors, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Lubbock ranks 3rd of 12 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($61,000).

All Counselors, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other counselors

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,850).

Counselors, All Other salary by city

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Counselors, All Other salary in Lubbock: questions

How much do other counselors make an hour in Lubbock?

$27.51 an hour on average, and $31.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other counselors salary in Lubbock?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other counselors take-home pay in Lubbock?

About $48,148 a year ($4,012 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,210. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other counselors earn more in Lubbock than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($58,860).

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 21-1019; area Lubbock, TX (31180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.8%.
  • 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 1.21, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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