Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$83,390avg. a year
$40.09 an hour · 19,890 employed
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $83,390 a year. That is $6,180 (8%) more than the New York average of $77,210. The U.S. average is $71,430.
$77,580Median pay
$40.09Average hourly
+8%vs. New York average
19,890Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1170 jobs
Kingston, NY
$81,780
$39.32 an hour
2720 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$81,180
$39.03 an hour
31,240 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$70,190
$33.75 an hour
41,020 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$69,430
$33.38 an hour
5100 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$68,500
$32.93 an hour
61,530 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$67,710
$32.55 an hour
7290 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$67,410
$32.41 an hour
8370 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$66,020
$31.74 an hour
9230 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$65,640
$31.56 an hour
10130 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$64,940
$31.22 an hour
111,560 jobs
Rochester, NY
$63,390
$30.48 an hour
12100 jobs
Elmira, NY
$58,540
$28.14 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $68,560 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $50,850 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $76,390 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $80,430 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $88,920 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $71,380 |
Questions and answers
How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $83,390 a year, and the median is $77,580. About 19,890 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $6,180 (8%) more than the New York average of $77,210.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.92 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.