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

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

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Utah and found a median of $61,320 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$61,320

$29 per hour at the median · That is $3,010 (4.7 percent) below the national median of $64,330 for this occupation.

$66,970Mean annual salary
$32Mean hourly wage
$4,070People employed in this job in Utah

Salary range

25th: $48,660Median: $61,32075th: $80,610
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$48,660
Median (50th percentile)$61,320
75th percentile$80,610
Mean$66,970

The middle half of workers earned from $48,660 to $80,610 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$51,451 a year
$4,288 a month
Federal tax $5,178 · FICA $4,691

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Utah is not included, because the full 2026 state table for Utah has not been verified in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

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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