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State comparison · 2025

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Nebraska vs Washington

Occupation

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Washington earn a median of $82,670. In Nebraska, $62,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 24.4%.

Nominal pay gap
-24.4%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors

Median
$62,500
p25
$48,380
p75
$80,180
p10
$45,050
p90
$100,160
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
Hiring velocity (180d)
+300%
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Washington

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors

Median
$82,670
p25
$65,470
p75
$104,690
p10
$57,980
p90
$125,950
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.0
Hiring velocity (180d)
-25%
See full breakdown for Washington

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.