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Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in the Industry of Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)

The salary statistics and trend of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in the industry of federal, state, and local government (oes designation) are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,370
25th Percentile Wage
$40,620
50th Percentile Wage
$53,210
75th Percentile Wage
$67,760
90th Percentile Wage
$81,630

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in the industry of federal, state, and local government (oes designation). The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors is $81,630. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $53,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors is $32,370.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in the industry of Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$53,210
0.15% 4.70%
2016
$53,130
4.08% -
2015
$50,960
-2.34% -
2014
$52,150
-1.38% -
2013
$52,870
4.09% -
2012
$50,710
- -

Table 3. Compare Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in Different Industries within the Federal, State, and Local Government Sector

The average salaries of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in eight industries within the federal, state, and local government sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)
$66,670
Federal government, including USPS
$66,670
Local government, including schools and hospitals
$62,760
Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit
$59,340
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
$53,210
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$51,050
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)
$50,330
State government, including schools and hospitals
$48,000

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