The median annual wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $77,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $84,800.
Pay spans roughly $48,910 at the 10th percentile to $133,010 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $37.49 per hour. An estimated 18,980 people work as educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $77,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $84,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $37.49 |
| 10th percentile | $48,910 |
| 90th percentile | $133,010 |
| Employment | 18,980 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.