SALARY · EDUCATIONAL, GUIDANCE, AND CAREER COUNSELORS AND ADVISORS · KENTUCKY

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Kentucky

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Kentucky and found a median of $64,350 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$64,350

$31 per hour at the median · That is $20 (0.0 percent) above the national median of $64,330 for this occupation.

$65,740Mean annual salary
$32Mean hourly wage
$5,030People employed in this job in Kentucky

Salary range

25th: $49,080Median: $64,35075th: $78,580
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$49,080
Median (50th percentile)$64,350
75th percentile$78,580
Mean$65,740

The middle half of workers earned from $49,080 to $78,580 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$51,751 a year
$4,313 a month
Federal tax $5,542 · FICA $4,923 · State tax $2,135

Caveat: the Kentucky form was retrieved via a reproduction, not directly from revenue.ky.gov.

Kentucky city and county occupational taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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