State wages ยท Cost of living
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $94,320. California leads after cost of living, at $85,190. Louisiana has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($65,140).
National median
$65,140
Highest state median
$94,320
California
Best adjusted pay
$85,190
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $52,290Higher: $85,190Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $94,320 | +44.8% | 110.72 | $85,190 | 1 |
| New Mexico | $76,490 | +17.4% | 92.212 | $82,950 | 2 |
| Washington | $83,930 | +28.8% | 107.013 | $78,430 | 3 |
| Alaska | $80,020 | +22.8% | 102.359 | $78,180 | 4 |
| Louisiana | $67,070 | +3.0% | 88.207 | $76,040 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | $78,840 | +21.0% | 105.757 | $74,550 | 6 |
| Nebraska | $66,650 | +2.3% | 90.103 | $73,970 | 7 |
| District of Columbia | $80,280 | +23.2% | 109.901 | $73,050 | 8 |
| Delaware | $72,450 | +11.2% | 99.808 | $72,590 | 9 |
| New Jersey | $77,940 | +19.6% | 108.805 | $71,630 | 10 |
| Oregon | $74,000 | +13.6% | 103.361 | $71,590 | 11 |
| Maryland | $74,970 | +15.1% | 104.959 | $71,430 | 12 |
| Kentucky | $64,390 | -1.2% | 90.159 | $71,420 | 13 |
| Wyoming | $65,070 | -0.1% | 92.691 | $70,200 | 14 |
| Rhode Island | $71,590 | +9.9% | 102.28 | $69,990 | 15 |
| Arkansas | $60,110 | -7.7% | 86.937 | $69,140 | 16 |
| Mississippi | $59,630 | -8.5% | 86.953 | $68,580 | 17 |
| Alabama | $60,530 | -7.1% | 88.823 | $68,150 | 18 |
| Connecticut | $70,400 | +8.1% | 103.61 | $67,950 | 19 |
| North Dakota | $60,330 | -7.4% | 88.959 | $67,820 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | $63,690 | -2.2% | 94.095 | $67,690 | 21 |
| Texas | $65,660 | +0.8% | 97.057 | $67,650 | 22 |
| Ohio | $61,960 | -4.9% | 92.774 | $66,790 | 23 |
| Virginia | $67,350 | +3.4% | 101.104 | $66,610 | 24 |
| Georgia | $63,990 | -1.8% | 96.293 | $66,450 | 25 |
| Michigan | $63,240 | -2.9% | 96.217 | $65,730 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $68,410 | +5.0% | 104.165 | $65,670 | 27 |
| Nevada | $64,960 | -0.3% | 99.979 | $64,970 | 28 |
| Kansas | $58,430 | -10.3% | 90.068 | $64,870 | 29 |
| New York | $69,900 | +7.3% | 107.921 | $64,770 | 30 |
| Tennessee | $59,090 | -9.3% | 91.87 | $64,320 | 31 |
| Minnesota | $63,230 | -2.9% | 98.621 | $64,110 | 32 |
| Iowa | $55,910 | -14.2% | 87.762 | $63,710 | 33 |
| Utah | $62,500 | -4.1% | 98.864 | $63,220 | 34 |
| Idaho | $60,340 | -7.4% | 95.494 | $63,190 | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | $61,460 | -5.6% | 97.572 | $62,990 | 36 |
| Montana | $59,480 | -8.7% | 94.645 | $62,850 | 37 |
| Vermont | $60,920 | -6.5% | 97.958 | $62,190 | 38 |
| Colorado | $63,900 | -1.9% | 103.052 | $62,010 | 39 |
| West Virginia | $55,420 | -14.9% | 89.497 | $61,920 | 40 |
| Illinois | $61,210 | -6.0% | 99.958 | $61,240 | 41 |
| South Carolina | $57,400 | -11.9% | 93.749 | $61,230 | 42 |
| Maine | $59,160 | -9.2% | 97.05 | $60,960 | 43 |
| Hawaii | $66,720 | +2.4% | 109.951 | $60,680 | 44 |
| North Carolina | $57,100 | -12.3% | 94.326 | $60,530 | 45 |
| Indiana | $56,470 | -13.3% | 93.329 | $60,510 | 46 |
| Missouri | $53,790 | -17.4% | 90.817 | $59,230 | 47 |
| South Dakota | $52,450 | -19.5% | 88.586 | $59,210 | 48 |
| Oklahoma | $51,140 | -21.5% | 87.843 | $58,220 | 49 |
| Arizona | $57,940 | -11.1% | 100.677 | $57,550 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.