The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Carbondale-Marion is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,530 | 1.69% | 50.87% |
| 2021 | $38,860 | 2.21% | - |
| 2020 | $38,000 | 0.24% | - |
| 2019 | $37,910 | 2.40% | - |
| 2018 | $37,000 | 3.19% | - |
| 2017 | $35,820 | 45.78% | - |
| 2016 | $19,420 | 1.91% | - |
| 2015 | $19,050 | -1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $19,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,530, Carbondale-Marion is the lowest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Illinois, following city of Bloomington-Normal (median annual salary of $61,520). Compared with the highest paying city Bloomington-Normal, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Carbondale-Marion is 35.7 percent (35.7%) lower.