SOC 21-1012 · Ogden, UT metro

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Ogden, UT

The average salary for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Ogden, Utah is $66,710 a year ($32.07 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,240: half of the 650 people in this job in the Ogden, UT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,430).

$66,710average per year

$32.07 / hourMedian $64,240Take-home ≈ $52,792

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $98K90th

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

650people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Utah metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay range in Ogden

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,980 or more. The middle half of educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Ogden earn between $47,180 and $82,030.

  • $38K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $98K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,710$5,559$32.07
Median$64,240$5,353$30.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,180$3,932$22.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,030$6,836$39.44

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

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Ogden vs. Utah and the U.S.

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Ogden earn about the same as the Utah average ($66,970) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($71,430). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $64,330.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Ogden$66,710$64,240$38,200$97,980650
Utah$66,970$61,320$37,260$101,7804,070
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 Ogden

On the average salary of $66,710, a single filer in Ogden takes home about $52,792 a year, or $4,399 a month and $2,030 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Ogden area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $66,710 buys what about $66,478 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Ogden ($48,900). A typical home costs $520,531, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Ogden ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for this job; Salt Lake City pays the most ($70,150).

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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 Ogden: questions

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

$32.07 an hour on average, and $30.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $52,792 a year ($4,399 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,710. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.

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

The average here is 7% 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 Ogden, UT (36260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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