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City of Boston / Boston Day & Evening Academy / School Counselor

Job-title file

School Counselor

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

3 employees hold this title in Boston Day & Evening Academy. Median total compensation for the role is $119,023, above the department median of $116,820.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$344.3K
Role median
$119,023
Agency median
$116,820
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

School Counselor pay vs. the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area

Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 8,170 people — is $80,760. Boston Day & Evening Academy pays a median base salary of $116,614 for this role, 44% above that figureabout the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Boston Day & Evening Academy sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$60,390
$66,280
$80,760
$102,500
$122,910
Boston Day & Evening Academy median · $116,614

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Boston Day & Evening Academy’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 353,310 people — is $64,330. Boston Day & Evening Academy’s median base salary is 81% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,020
$51,270
$64,330
$82,870
$104,770
Boston Day & Evening Academy median · $116,614

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Boston Day & Evening Academy is $119,023, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Boston

School Counselor is held in 21 City of Boston departments. In Boston Day & Evening Academy, the median of $119,023 ranks #14 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fenway High
$152,850 · 2
Ruth Batson Academy
$137,815 · 4
Orchard Gardens K-8
$136,862 · 2
Boston Arts Academy
$136,641 · 3
Community Academy
$131,217 · 1
Boston Latin
$128,987 · 10
Lyon High
$123,341 · 1

Median total compensation for the School Counselor role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

School Counselor beyond City of Boston

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $126,132 ranks #2 of 3. See School Counselor across all of City of Boston

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable School Counselorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Alyson Harris

School Counselor/Boston Day & Evening Academy

2024 total comp
$135,656
Base pay
$132,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,854
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,656
Work ZIP code
02171

Source-specific fields

Id
6402
Retro
2,854.37

At Boston Day & Evening Academy, Alyson Harris serves as a School Counselor. Their 2024 pay totaled $135,656.

Chante Bonds

School Counselor/Boston Day & Evening Academy

2024 total comp
$119,023
Base pay
$116,614
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,409
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,023
Work ZIP code
02908

Source-specific fields

Id
9237
Retro
2,409.36

Chante Bonds works as a School Counselor for Boston Day & Evening Academy. Chante earned $119,023 in 2024.

Christopher Quaye

School Counselor/Boston Day & Evening Academy

2024 total comp
$89,580
Base pay
$87,680
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,899
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,580
Work ZIP code
02119

Source-specific fields

Id
12827
Retro
1,899.13

Christopher Quaye holds the role of School Counselor at Boston Day & Evening Academy. In 2024, their total compensation was $89,580.