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Director of guidance salary

Average director of guidance salary

$66,695

$32.06 hourly rate

Entry-level director of guidance salary
$40,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average director of guidance salary by state

Highest paying states for directors of guidance

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Connecticut$96,846$46.56
2Massachusetts$90,532$43.52
3Maine$82,614$39.72
4New York$84,352$40.55
5District of Columbia$90,690$43.60
6New Hampshire$76,530$36.79
7Vermont$77,310$37.17
8Michigan$77,599$37.31
9New Jersey$79,862$38.40
10Rhode Island$77,242$37.14
11West Virginia$74,875$36.00
12Pennsylvania$74,940$36.03
13Louisiana$69,110$33.23
14Colorado$72,955$35.07
15Wyoming$69,417$33.37
16North Carolina$74,368$35.75
17Montana$68,042$32.71
18Alabama$65,104$31.30
19Nevada$73,556$35.36
20South Dakota$67,880$32.63
21Oregon$72,516$34.86
22Delaware$73,558$35.36
23Ohio$67,108$32.26
24California$75,251$36.18
25Iowa$60,531$29.10
26Maryland$74,303$35.72
27Kentucky$68,387$32.88
28Wisconsin$69,046$33.20
29Minnesota$66,389$31.92
30Missouri$66,363$31.91
31Virginia$65,071$31.28
32South Carolina$62,036$29.82
33Mississippi$57,495$27.64
34Tennessee$61,246$29.45
35Nebraska$60,555$29.11
36Texas$61,340$29.49
37Oklahoma$56,570$27.20
38Indiana$57,730$27.75
39Utah$60,707$29.19
40Alaska$52,474$25.23
41North Dakota$56,273$27.05
42Washington$63,614$30.58
43Illinois$58,032$27.90
44Florida$57,933$27.85
45Arizona$56,341$27.09
46Idaho$58,116$27.94
47Hawaii$51,591$24.80
48New Mexico$58,309$28.03
49Georgia$54,195$26.06
50Arkansas$55,610$26.74
51Kansas$56,973$27.39

Director of guidance salary details

A director of guidance's salary ranges from $40,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $108,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average director of guidance salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a director of guidance's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$108,000$9,000$52
75th Percentile$86,000$7,167$41
Average$66,695$5,558$32
25th Percentile$51,000$4,250$25
10th Percentile$40,000$3,333$19

Highest paying director of guidance jobs

The highest paying types of directors of guidance are chairperson, vice chairperson, and committee chairperson.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Co-Chair$89,375$7,448$42.972,878
Registrar$40,632$3,386$19.5312,723
Committee Chairperson$122,630$10,219$58.96956
Student Dean$59,497$4,958$28.6010,422
New Member Educator$34,187$2,849$16.4412,866
Department Chairperson$98,438$8,203$47.3333,511

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$66,000$64,800$63,600$62,400$61,200$60,000
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Director of guidance salary trends

The average director of guidance salary has risen by $9,043 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average director of guidance earned $57,652 annually, but today, they earn $66,695 a year. That works out to a 7% change in pay for directors of guidance over the last decade.

Compare director of guidance salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average director of guidance salary over time

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Director of guidance salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$66,700$32.06+2.1%
2024$65,300$31.38+1.1%
2023$64,500$31.03+2.1%
2022$63,200$30.37+1.7%
2021$62,100$29.85+2.4%

Recently added director of guidance salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictDirector of Guidance and Counseling ServicesNome, TX06/21/2025$95,600
Edgewood ISDDirector-Guidance and CounselingNome, TX06/19/2025$82,411
Edgewood ISD (TxDirector-Guidance and CounselingSan Antonio, TX06/19/2025$82,411
Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyDirector of GuidanceHowell, NJ01/12/2025$100,000
JewishsacDirector of College GuidanceMercer Island, WA10/21/2024$38,000
JewishsacDirector of College GuidanceMercer Island, WA09/25/2024$38,000
JewishsacDirector of College GuidanceMercer Island, WA09/16/2024$38,000
Westchester Community CollegeDirector of Guidance-Community College-Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY07/26/2024$102,151
Westchester Community CollegeDirector of Guidance-Community College-Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY07/26/2024$102,151
Westchester Community CollegeDirector of Guidance-Community College-Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, NY01/19/2024$98,184

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