Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 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 New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,780
25th Percentile Wage
$49,140
50th Percentile Wage
$56,910
75th Percentile Wage
$64,990
90th Percentile Wage
$75,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,780.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$56,910
-4.88% -0.76%
2016
$59,690
0.52% -
2015
$59,380
5.94% -
2014
$55,850
1.63% -
2013
$54,940
-4.37% -
2012
$57,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors Salary in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,910 in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in New Iberia nonmetropolitan area is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Alexandria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Shreveport-Bossier City
$64,940
Lake Charles
$64,330
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$63,600
Baton Rouge
$61,420
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$60,210
Hammond
$59,680
Lafayette
$58,380
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$57,990
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$56,910
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$56,280
Monroe
$53,190
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$51,960
Hammond nonmetropolitan area
$51,780
Alexandria
$47,170