South Carolina / SC Department Juvenile Justice / Guidance Counselor
Job-title file
Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.
3 employees hold this title in SC Department Juvenile Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $91,561, above the department median of $62,629.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors — about 6,460 people — is $60,340. SC Department Juvenile Justice pays a median base salary of $91,561 for this role, 52% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows SC Department Juvenile Justice’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. SC Department Juvenile Justice’s median base salary is 42% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at SC Department Juvenile Justice is $91,561, 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
Guidance Counselor is held in 4 South Carolina departments. In SC Department Juvenile Justice, the median of $91,561 ranks #1 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Guidance Counselor role in other South Carolinadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $84,336 ranks #2 of 3. See Guidance Counselor across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Guidance 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
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Guidance Counselor/SC Department Juvenile Justice
Leah Stroman works as a Guidance Counselor for SC Department Juvenile Justice. Leah earned $100,908 in 2026.
Guidance Counselor/SC Department Juvenile Justice
At SC Department Juvenile Justice, Kevin Lewis serves as a Guidance Counselor. Their 2026 pay totaled $91,561.
Guidance Counselor/SC Department Juvenile Justice
Lea Kershaw is a Guidance Counselor at SC Department Juvenile Justice. 2026 total compensation came to $72,132.