The median annual wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $85,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $93,560.
Pay spans roughly $49,500 at the 10th percentile to $144,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $41.18 per hour. An estimated 16,150 people work as educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $85,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $93,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $41.18 |
| 10th percentile | $49,500 |
| 90th percentile | $144,560 |
| Employment | 16,150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.