SALARY · EDUCATIONAL, GUIDANCE, AND CAREER COUNSELORS AND ADVISORS · ALASKA

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Alaska

Think of this page as a reality check before a negotiation. The median for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Alaska was $82,900 a year. If an offer lands well below that, you have a solid, public number to point to. If it lands above it, you know you are doing well for this state.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$82,900

$40 per hour at the median · That is $18,570 (28.9 percent) above the national median of $64,330 for this occupation.

$79,910Mean annual salary
$38Mean hourly wage
$540People employed in this job in Alaska

Salary range

25th: $63,290Median: $82,90075th: $97,820
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$63,290
Median (50th percentile)$82,900
75th percentile$97,820
Mean$79,910

The middle half of workers earned from $63,290 to $97,820 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$67,150 a year
$5,596 a month
Federal tax $9,408 · FICA $6,342 · State tax $0
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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