The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $47,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,580.
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 | $65,700 | 3.96% | 19.57% |
| 2021 | $63,100 | 2.42% | - |
| 2020 | $61,570 | 0.58% | - |
| 2019 | $61,210 | 3.69% | - |
| 2018 | $58,950 | 1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $58,160 | 3.28% | - |
| 2016 | $56,250 | 2.01% | - |
| 2015 | $55,120 | 1.02% | - |
| 2014 | $54,560 | 3.78% | - |
| 2013 | $52,500 | -0.65% | - |
| 2012 | $52,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,700, Lansing-East Lansing is the highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Michigan, followed by Ann Arbor (median annual salary $62,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lansing-East Lansing is 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in Ann Arbor.