Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
$60,470avg. a year
$29.07 an hour · 6,250 employed
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn an average of $60,470 a year. That is $2,090 (4%) more than the Florida average of $58,380. The U.S. average is $71,430.
$57,110Median pay
$29.07Average hourly
+4%vs. Florida average
6,250Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 18.
1230 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$81,310
$39.09 an hour
270 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$74,690
$35.91 an hour
3480 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$65,680
$31.58 an hour
4160 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$65,310
$31.40 an hour
5160 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$65,270
$31.38 an hour
6550 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$63,590
$30.57 an hour
7420 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$63,450
$30.51 an hour
8450 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$63,260
$30.41 an hour
9260 jobs
Ocala, FL
$62,030
$29.82 an hour
103,230 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$61,180
$29.42 an hour
111,390 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$59,220
$28.47 an hour
1260 jobs
Sebring, FL
$58,910
$28.32 an hour
13480 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$58,570
$28.16 an hour
14640 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$56,670
$27.25 an hour
15440 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$54,510
$26.21 an hour
163,620 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$52,980
$25.47 an hour
171,540 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$49,810
$23.95 an hour
181,120 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$47,550
$22.86 an hour
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How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach compares
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Related jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $60,290 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $46,270 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $58,830 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $66,970 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $56,640 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $58,130 |
Questions and answers
How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
The average is $60,470 a year, and the median is $57,110. About 6,250 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $2,090 (4%) more than the Florida average of $58,380.
Is this job common in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
It makes up 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.98 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 21-1012. Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.