State comparison · 2025
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors in Washington earn a median of $82,670. In West Virginia, $55,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 48.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.9%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors
- Median
- $55,520
- p25
- $44,700
- p75
- $62,220
- p10
- $37,940
- p90
- $73,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.