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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Salary in Illinois

What Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IL
$61,965
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
15 of 16
published states
Workers in state
17,120
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$64,730$51,026$22,649Cook County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1DeKalb County, IL$64,730$51,026$30,149
2Grundy County, IL$64,730$51,026$29,213
3Cook County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
4DuPage County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
5Lake County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
6Will County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
7Kane County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
8McHenry County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,649
9Kendall County, IL$64,730$51,026$22,529

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Illinois is $61,965, based on 17,120 workers. Among the 16 states with published data, that ranks number 15. The BLS national median for the occupation is $64,330, so Illinois averages 3.7% below it.

Published data for Illinois currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $64,730.

Cost of living for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Illinois

We compare 9 Illinois counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin, $30,149. Kendall County, IL leaves the smallest, $22,529. The median wage covers all four basics in 9 of the 9 counties.

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors are California ($88,039), Massachusetts ($79,044), New Hampshire ($78,746) and District of Columbia ($77,420).

Frequently asked questions: Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Illinois

How much do Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $61,965.

Which Illinois county is best for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors?

DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($30,149). Grundy County, IL follows at $29,213.