Student Services Professional

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 11,460 people — is $63,720. Valdosta State University pays a median base salary of $54,205 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 34th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Median total compensation for this role at Valdosta State University is $54,205, 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.

Student Services Professional is held in 27 Georgia departments. In Valdosta State University, the median of $54,205 ranks #6 of 27.

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $50,960 ranks #2 of 2. See Student Services Professional across all of Georgia →