How much do Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $61,570 and the 90th percentile is $129,050. The difference is $67,480, which is 77.3% 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 $73,620 to the 75th at $104,760, covers $31,140.

The mean annual wage is $90,420, which sits above the median of $87,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 35.7% higher than the national median of $64,330 for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,537, which is 22.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% higher than the Washington median of $82,670.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors at $78,537 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 5th of 13 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $102,650 and employment of 150. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,200, against $78,537 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $83,050 and employment of 220. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,110, against $78,537 here.
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $96,780 and employment of 90. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,472, against $78,537 here.

Employment share

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3,570 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.23% of employment (353,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.