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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Indiana

$61,000avg. a year
$29.33 an hour · 5,610 employed

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in Indiana earn an average of $61,000 a year. That is $10,430 (15%) less than the U.S. average of $71,430. The best-paying metro area is Bloomington, IN at $82,420.

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$59,260Median pay
$29.33Average hourly
+18%Avg. pay since 2020
#40Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Indiana metro areas

Average pay for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors by metro area. Swipe to see all 14.

1170 jobs
Bloomington, IN
$82,420
$39.63 an hour
21,510 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$74,500
$35.82 an hour
39,790 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$74,160
$35.66 an hour
42,470 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$66,830
$32.13 an hour
5460 jobs
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
$65,800
$31.64 an hour
61,390 jobs
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
$62,930
$30.25 an hour
7330 jobs
Fort Wayne, IN
$60,950
$29.30 an hour
8200 jobs
Terre Haute, IN
$58,070
$27.92 an hour
9390 jobs
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
$57,540
$27.66 an hour
10230 jobs
Evansville, IN
$57,530
$27.66 an hour
11120 jobs
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
$55,870
$26.86 an hour
1270 jobs
Kokomo, IN
$54,600
$26.25 an hour
13170 jobs
Muncie, IN
$51,260
$24.64 an hour
14130 jobs
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
$50,600
$24.33 an hour

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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Indiana, charted

Pay over time

Indiana, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Indiana educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Indiana vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$71,430$34.34
Indiana$61,000$29.33
Illinois$70,230$33.76
Ohio$67,200$32.31
Kentucky$65,740$31.61
Michigan$62,900$30.24

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Questions and answers

How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make in Indiana?

The average is $61,000 a year, and the median is $59,260. That is $10,430 (15%) less than the U.S. average of $71,430.

What is the hourly wage in Indiana?

$29.33 an hour on average; the median is $28.49.

Where in Indiana do they earn the most?

Bloomington, IN ($82,420), followed by Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ($74,500). The lowest average among 14 metro areas with data is Michigan City-La Porte, IN ($50,600).

How does Indiana rank?

Indiana ranks #40 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 21-1012. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.