The annual salary statistics of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $40,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,580.
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 | $86,550 | 5.13% | 19.75% |
| 2016 | $82,110 | -4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $85,640 | 6.20% | - |
| 2014 | $80,330 | 2.66% | - |
| 2013 | $78,190 | 11.17% | - |
| 2012 | $69,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,550, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in state of New York, followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (median annual salary $78,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of educational, guidance, school, and vocational counselors in Nassau-Suffolk is 9.5 percent (9.5%) higher than that in Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.