Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$74,780avg. a year
$35.95 an hour · 7,980 employed
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $74,780 a year. That is $4,840 (7%) more than the Texas average of $69,940. The U.S. average is $71,430.
$76,380Median pay
$35.95Average hourly
+7%vs. Texas average
7,980Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1120 jobs
Odessa, TX
$87,600
$42.12 an hour
270 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$85,360
$41.04 an hour
3990 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$78,850
$37.91 an hour
4510 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$75,290
$36.20 an hour
56,480 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$74,310
$35.73 an hour
6180 jobs
Midland, TX
$73,870
$35.51 an hour
7390 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$73,130
$35.16 an hour
8100 jobs
Victoria, TX
$72,330
$34.78 an hour
9150 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$72,100
$34.66 an hour
10160 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$70,420
$33.86 an hour
11630 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$69,540
$33.44 an hour
12220 jobs
Tyler, TX
$68,020
$32.70 an hour
13960 jobs
El Paso, TX
$68,000
$32.69 an hour
14380 jobs
Waco, TX
$67,220
$32.32 an hour
15260 jobs
Longview, TX
$65,510
$31.49 an hour
16420 jobs
Laredo, TX
$65,020
$31.26 an hour
173,500 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$64,140
$30.84 an hour
18300 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$63,990
$30.77 an hour
19300 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$63,740
$30.64 an hour
20130 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$63,700
$30.63 an hour
21430 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$62,580
$30.09 an hour
223,120 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$62,540
$30.07 an hour
23110 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$60,530
$29.10 an hour
24350 jobs
Abilene, TX
$58,870
$28.30 an hour
25830 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$50,850
$24.45 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $65,610 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $47,060 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $57,860 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $74,670 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $53,000 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $54,260 |
Questions and answers
How much do educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $74,780 a year, and the median is $76,380. About 7,980 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $4,840 (7%) more than the Texas average of $69,940.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.87 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.