Guidance Counselor

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

72 people hold the Guidance Counselor role across 30 departments in City of Springfield, MA, with a median total compensation of $83,001. Among 3 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Springfield, MA ranks #3 by median pay.

Employees: 72
Median pay: $83,001
Departments: 30
Cross-jurisdiction: #3 of 3

Compared with the local labor market

Guidance Counselor pay vs. the Springfield, MA area

Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 720 people — is $78,870. City of Springfield, MA pays a median base salary of $86,921 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 67th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where City of Springfield, MA sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$57,060

$62,890

$78,870

$91,060

$101,670

City of Springfield, MA median · $86,921

The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in the Springfield, MA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows City of Springfield, MA’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. City of Springfield, MA’s median base salary is 35% above that national figure, about the 78th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$45,020

$51,270

$64,330

$82,870

$104,770

City of Springfield, MA median · $86,921

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 Springfield, MA range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 64 of 72 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at City of Springfield, MA is $83,001, 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 jurisdictions

Guidance Counselor pay in other jurisdictions

Where Guidance Counselors are paid most

New York City

$113,098 · 3,714

South Carolina

$84,336 · 6

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

Within City of Springfield, MA