Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,200
25th Percentile Wage
$67,460
50th Percentile Wage
$83,540
75th Percentile Wage
$103,970
90th Percentile Wage
$122,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$83,540
7.97% 10.47%
2021
$76,880
-2.86% -
2020
$79,080
8.21% -
2019
$72,590
19.80% -
2018
$58,220
6.60% -
2017
$54,380
7.61% -
2016
$50,240
3.32% -
2015
$48,570
0.25% -
2014
$48,450
6.69% -
2013
$45,210
-65.43% -
2012
$74,790
- -

Table 2. Compare Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,540 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Modesto is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Hanford-Corcoran and 46.4 percent (46.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hanford-Corcoran
$98,920
Napa
$95,280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$91,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$91,090
Madera-Chowchilla
$88,620
Modesto
$83,540
Stockton
$80,840
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$79,560
Yuba City
$79,360
Redding
$78,450
Fresno
$78,410
Visalia-Porterville
$78,210
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$78,180
Salinas
$77,750
Vallejo-Fairfield
$77,720
Bakersfield-Delano
$77,150
El Centro
$76,150
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$75,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$74,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$73,640
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,650
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$65,410
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$64,680
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$64,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$63,450
Merced
$61,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$61,940
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$61,410
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$60,940
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$59,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,810
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$58,420
Chico
$57,380
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$53,710
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$51,760
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,740

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.