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City of Boston / Boston Latin / School Counselor

Job-title file

School Counselor

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

10 employees hold this title in Boston Latin. Median total compensation for the role is $128,987, above the department median of $125,538.

Employees
10
Total payroll
$1.3M
Role median
$128,987
Agency median
$125,538
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$88,593$158,989+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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 Latin pays a median base salary of $124,484 for this role, 54% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Boston Latin sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$60,390
$66,280
$80,760
$102,500
$122,910
Boston Latin median · $124,484

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 Latin’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 Latin’s median base salary is 94% 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 Latin median · $124,484

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 Latin is $128,987, 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 Latin, the median of $128,987 ranks #9 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
Lyon High
$123,341 · 1
Quincy Upper
$120,984 · 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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Kathleen Linso

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$163,495
Base pay
$155,020
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,475
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$163,495
Work ZIP code
02132

Source-specific fields

Id
3235
Other Pay
$5,328
Retro
3,147.43

Kathleen Linso is a School Counselor at Boston Latin. 2024 total compensation came to $163,495.

Jennifer Segal

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$138,461
Base pay
$133,333
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,127
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,461
Work ZIP code
02131

Source-specific fields

Id
5865
Other Pay
$2,276
Retro
2,851.46

Jennifer Segal holds the role of School Counselor at Boston Latin. In 2024, their total compensation was $138,461.

Jean Etienne

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$137,925
Base pay
$134,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,092
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$137,925
Work ZIP code
02476

Source-specific fields

Id
5951
Other Pay
$341
Retro
2,750.86

Jean Etienne holds the role of School Counselor at Boston Latin. In 2024, their total compensation was $137,925.

William Murray Jr.

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$136,113
Base pay
$133,145
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,968
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$136,113
Work ZIP code
02026

Source-specific fields

Id
6314
Other Pay
$119
Retro
2,849.52

William Murray Jr. is a School Counselor at Boston Latin. 2024 total compensation came to $136,113.

Andrea Martin

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$130,227
Base pay
$124,266
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,960
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,227
Work ZIP code
02128

Source-specific fields

Id
7388
Other Pay
$3,276
Retro
2,684.59

At Boston Latin, Andrea Martin serves as a School Counselor. Their 2024 pay totaled $130,227.

Elaine Sylvester

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$127,748
Base pay
$124,701
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,047
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,748
Work ZIP code
02126

Source-specific fields

Id
7830
Other Pay
$341
Retro
2,706.17

At Boston Latin, Elaine Sylvester serves as a School Counselor. Their 2024 pay totaled $127,748.

Elyce Sweeney

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$125,538
Base pay
$122,647
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,891
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,538
Work ZIP code
02129

Source-specific fields

Id
8305
Other Pay
$341
Retro
2,550.61

Elyce Sweeney holds the role of School Counselor at Boston Latin. In 2024, their total compensation was $125,538.

Samson Luu

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$116,273
Base pay
$112,624
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,649
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,273
Work ZIP code
02116

Source-specific fields

Id
9528
Other Pay
$1,308
Retro
2,340.70

At Boston Latin, Samson Luu serves as a School Counselor. Their 2024 pay totaled $116,273.

Alexandra Bailey

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$99,027
Base pay
$96,805
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,222
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,027
Work ZIP code
02458

Source-specific fields

Id
11582
Other Pay
$119
Retro
2,102.89

Alexandra Bailey works as a School Counselor for Boston Latin. Alexandra earned $99,027 in 2024.

Juan Topete Martinez

School Counselor/Boston Latin

2024 total comp
$88,593
Base pay
$86,531
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,063
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,593
Work ZIP code
02115

Source-specific fields

Id
12963
Other Pay
$119
Retro
1,943.86

Juan Topete Martinez is a School Counselor at Boston Latin. 2024 total compensation came to $88,593.