The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 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 | $37,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,400.
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 | $60,430 | -1.42% | 11.63% |
| 2021 | $61,290 | 4.39% | - |
| 2020 | $58,600 | 5.24% | - |
| 2019 | $55,530 | -2.22% | - |
| 2018 | $56,760 | 1.87% | - |
| 2017 | $55,700 | -0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $56,190 | 3.70% | - |
| 2015 | $54,110 | 1.72% | - |
| 2014 | $53,180 | -2.37% | - |
| 2013 | $54,440 | 1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $53,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,430, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is the highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of Missouri, followed by Kansas City (median annual salary $51,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in Kansas City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| St Joseph | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Joplin | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Springfield | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Columbia | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area |