SOC 21-1019 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Counselors, All Other make in Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Counselors, All Other in Tallahassee, FL is $43,720. The 10th percentile is $37,000 and the 90th percentile is $55,930. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$43,720

10th percentile
$37,000
25th percentile
$40,020
Median
$43,720
75th percentile
$49,030
90th percentile
$55,930
Mean
$45,470

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Counselors, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $37,000 and the 90th percentile is $55,930. The difference is $18,930, which is 43.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,020 to the 75th at $49,030, covers $9,010.

The mean annual wage is $45,470, which sits above the median of $43,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tallahassee, FL median is 14% lower than the national median of $50,860 for Counselors, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,551, which is 8.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Florida median of $45,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Counselors, All Other at $46,551 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Counselors, All Other. Tallahassee, FL ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Gainesville, FL is 114 miles away, with a median of $43,780 and employment of 30. That median is 0.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,259, against $46,551 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 147 miles away, with a median of $65,540 and employment of 40. That median is 49.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,396, against $46,551 here.
  • Jacksonville, FL is 150 miles away, with a median of $44,940 and employment of 80. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,173, against $46,551 here.

Employment share

Counselors, All Other accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Tallahassee, FL (250 of 186,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 7.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL · Counselors, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Counselors, All Other make in Tallahassee, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Counselors, All Other in Tallahassee, FL is $43,720. The 10th percentile is $37,000 and the 90th percentile is $55,930. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Counselors, All Other?

The local median is 14% lower than the national median of $50,860.

What is Counselors, All Other pay in Tallahassee, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tallahassee, FL is 93.919, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,720 is $46,551. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Tallahassee, FL compare with nearby metros for Counselors, All Other?

Gainesville, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 114 miles away, at $43,780. Tallahassee, FL ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.