Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay range in Janesville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,660 or more. The middle half of educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Janesville earn between $58,360 and $80,360.
- $49K10th
- $58K25th
- $65KMedian
- $80K75th
- $94K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $69,530 | $5,794 | $33.43 |
| Median | $65,090 | $5,424 | $31.29 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $58,360 | $4,863 | $28.06 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $80,360 | $6,697 | $38.63 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary after taxes in Janesville
On the average salary of $69,530, a single filer in Janesville takes home about $55,126 a year, or $4,594 a month and $2,120 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).
Is Janesville a good place for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Janesville area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $69,530 buys what about $74,203 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Janesville ($48,390). A typical home costs $296,342, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in other Wisconsin cities
Janesville ranks 3rd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($72,940).
All Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salaries in Wisconsin
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).
- El Centro, CA$130,820
- Napa, CA$103,800
- Bremerton, WA$103,720
- Oxnard, CA$102,220
- San Jose, CA$101,010
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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Janesville: questions
How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make an hour in Janesville?
$33.43 an hour on average, and $31.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salary in Janesville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,360, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors take-home pay in Janesville?
About $55,126 a year ($4,594 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $69,530.
Do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors earn more in Janesville than elsewhere?
The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($72,937).
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 Janesville-Beloit, WI (27500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
- 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).
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).
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