The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $39,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,550.
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 | $58,580 | -4.71% | 20.76% |
| 2021 | $61,340 | 5.66% | - |
| 2020 | $57,870 | 1.40% | - |
| 2019 | $57,060 | 8.43% | - |
| 2018 | $52,250 | -2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $53,620 | 8.17% | - |
| 2016 | $49,240 | -0.91% | - |
| 2015 | $49,690 | 4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $47,260 | 1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $46,490 | 0.15% | - |
| 2012 | $46,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,580, Raleigh-Cary is the highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of North Carolina, followed by Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (median annual salary $55,820). In comparison, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Raleigh-Cary is 4.7 percent (4.7%) higher than that in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton.