The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 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 | $40,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $71,340 | 1.93% | 9.70% |
| 2016 | $69,960 | -4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $72,830 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $68,890 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $66,970 | 3.81% | - |
| 2012 | $64,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,340, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is the second highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Portsmouth (median annual salary of $74,300). Compared with Portsmouth, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.