What are the main factors that influence a College Advisor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A College Advisor's salary?

A College Advisor's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,032 for beginners, reaching about $56,474 at mid-level, and approach $59,970 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a College Advisor?

College Advisor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for College Advisor roles are District of Columbia $62,527, California $62,290, Massachusetts $61,460. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of College Advisor roles make?

Salaries for College Advisor level roles vary by specialization: College President: $306,660; College Administrator: $160,234; College Dean: $118,300; College Registrar: $85,400; College Bursar: $78,240.

How do different companies affect a College Advisor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for College Advisor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

College Advisor Salary in the United States

How much does a College Advisor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a College Advisor in the United States is $56,474 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a College Advisor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,616
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,736 to $64,400
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,512

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College Advisor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,400	$5,367	$1,238	$31
Average	$56,474	$4,706	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$50,736	$4,228	$976	$24

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Key Factors That Influence College Advisor Salaries

A College Advisor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects College Advisor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a College Advisor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $54,032
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,201
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,474
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,737
Expert (over 8 years): $59,970

Levels	Salary
Entry Level College Advisor	$54,032
Intermediate Level College Advisor	$54,201
Senior Level College Advisor	$56,474
Specialist Level College Advisor	$59,737
Expert Level College Advisor	$59,970

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How Do College Advisor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract College Advisors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,527.
California: $62,290.
Massachusetts: $61,460.

District of Columbia $62,527 California $62,290 Massachusetts $61,460 Washington $61,234 New Jersey $61,212 Alaska $61,133 Connecticut $60,353 New York $60,037

Hawaii $59,026 Rhode Island $58,552 Maryland $58,230 Minnesota $57,789 Colorado $57,620 Illinois $57,563 Oregon $57,349 Delaware $57,191

New Hampshire $57,091 Virginia $56,869 Pennsylvania $56,219 Nevada $55,892 North Dakota $55,785 Michigan $55,615 Wisconsin $55,553 Vermont $55,429

Texas $55,084 Maine $55,062 Arizona $55,028 Ohio $54,988 Georgia $54,469 Indiana $54,209 Wyoming $54,158 Utah $54,079

Iowa $54,045 Kansas $53,774 Louisiana $53,695 North Carolina $53,667 Missouri $53,655 Florida $53,435 Montana $53,317 Nebraska $53,204

Kentucky $53,142 South Carolina $52,916 Tennessee $52,774 Idaho $52,718 New Mexico $52,306 Oklahoma $52,215 Alabama $51,882 South Dakota $51,323

Arkansas $51,018 West Virginia $50,854 Mississippi $50,363

Top Paying Cities for College Advisors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $71,230
San Francisco: $70,450
Oakland: $68,965

San Jose, CA $71,230

San Francisco, CA $70,450

Oakland, CA $68,965

New York, NY $65,023

Paramus, NJ $64,232

Queens Village, NY $64,230

Passaic, NJ $64,176

Bergenfield, NJ $64,171

Stamford, CT $64,047

Huntington, NY $64,023

Newark, NJ $63,606

Bridgeport, CT $63,487

Vallejo, CA $63,375

New Brunswick, NJ $63,352

Petaluma, CA $63,318

Middlesex, NJ $63,211

Somerset, NJ $63,171

Santa Cruz, CA $63,098

Boston, MA $62,753

Monterey, CA $62,555

Seattle, WA $62,426

Santa Rosa, CA $62,415

Los Angeles, CA $62,398

Juneau, AK $62,251

Washington, DC $62,189

Orange, CA $61,988

Santa Ana, CA $61,838

Long Beach, CA $61,782

Anaheim, CA $61,771

Anchorage, AK $61,742

Santa Maria, CA $61,573

Everett, WA $61,562

Danbury, CT $61,363

Bremerton, WA $61,285

Tacoma, WA $61,082

New Suffolk, NY $61,081

Sacramento, CA $61,065

Santa Barbara, CA $61,003

Trenton, NJ $60,941

San Diego, CA $60,941

Brockton, MA $60,878

Fairbanks, AK $60,740

Lompoc, CA $60,596

Lowell, MA $60,550

Ventura, CA $60,540

Nashua, NH $60,528

Stockton, CA $60,523

Modesto, CA $60,110

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,986

Olympia, WA $59,879

Kennewick, WA $59,879

New Haven, CT $59,856

Lawrence, MA $59,653

Hartford, CT $59,596

Riverside, CA $59,585

New Bedford, MA $59,529

Richland, WA $59,529

Bakersfield, CA $59,450

San Bernardino, CA $59,427

New Britain, CT $59,421

Atlantic City, NJ $59,421

New London, CT $59,399

Norwich, CT $59,382

Portsmouth, NH $59,371

Boulder, CO $59,251

Portland, OR $59,173

Worcester, MA $59,167

Minneapolis, MN $58,992

Philadelphia, PA $58,913

Honolulu, HI $58,727

Saint Paul, MN $58,700

Vineland, NJ $58,687

Providence, RI $58,523

Chicago, IL $58,360

Bellingham, WA $58,292

Springfield, MA $58,247

Baltimore, MD $58,230

Chico, CA $58,089

Pittsfield, MA $57,936

Manchester, NH $57,829

Spokane, WA $57,580

Denver, CO $57,575

Albany, NY $57,309

Troy, NY $57,287

Nassau, NY $57,226

Schenectady, NY $57,168

Wilmington, DE $57,123

Burlington, VT $57,044

Salem, OR $57,021

Portland, ME $56,846

Yakima, WA $56,790

Rochester, MN $56,615

Reno, NV $56,586

Fresno, CA $56,586

Milwaukee, WI $56,536

Detroit, MI $56,479

Ann Arbor, MI $56,470

Allentown, PA $56,462

Colorado Springs, CO $56,366

Syracuse, NY $56,338

Carson City, NV $56,338

Houston, TX $56,259

Eugene, OR $56,231

Gary, IN $56,163

Springfield, OR $56,118

Bismarck, ND $56,106

Galveston, TX $56,067

Medford, OR $55,982

Fort Collins, CO $55,960

Concord, NH $55,931

Austin, TX $55,914

Mesa, AZ $55,796

Reading, PA $55,790

Phoenix, AZ $55,785

Dallas, TX $55,768

Saint Cloud, MN $55,713

Madison, WI $55,638

Utica, NY $55,485

Rochester, NY $55,395

Des Moines, IA $55,389

Raleigh, NC $55,384

Atlanta, GA $55,299

Battle Creek, MI $55,282

Salt Lake City, UT $55,265

Lancaster, PA $55,180

Harrisburg, PA $55,101

Kansas City, MO $55,045

Champaign, IL $55,033

Kansas City, KS $55,033

Fort Worth, TX $55,028

Columbus, OH $55,018

Boca Raton, FL $55,005

Pittsburgh, PA $54,983

Richmond, VA $54,960

Indianapolis, IN $54,949

Cleveland, OH $54,943

Las Vegas, NV $54,875

Cincinnati, OH $54,875

Petersburg, VA $54,791

Huntsville, AL $54,706

Lansing, MI $54,668

Lebanon, PA $54,661

Pueblo, CO $54,655

Appleton, WI $54,638

Buffalo, NY $54,616

Dayton, OH $54,599

Racine, WI $54,587

Charlotte, NC $54,582

Saint Louis, MO $54,565

York, PA $54,531

Elkhart, IN $54,531

Gastonia, NC $54,520

Billings, MT $54,507

Beaumont, TX $54,491

Lorain, OH $54,480

Benton Harbor, MI $54,469

Toledo, OH $54,457

Binghamton, NY $54,429

Rock Hill, SC $54,424

Rockford, IL $54,395

Springfield, IL $54,373

Elyria, OH $54,367

Fargo, ND $54,367

Flagstaff, AZ $54,328

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,294

Duluth, MN $54,260

Miami, FL $54,260

Cheyenne, WY $54,220

Grand Forks, ND $54,220

Bangor, ME $54,096

Cedar Rapids, IA $54,034

Durham, NC $54,010

Louisville, KY $54,006

Grand Rapids, MI $53,994

Hialeah, FL $53,989

Casper, WY $53,910

Scranton, PA $53,842

New Orleans, LA $53,825

Virginia Beach, VA $53,819

Akron, OH $53,791

Peoria, IL $53,718

Sarasota, FL $53,706

Nashville, TN $53,667

Omaha, NE $53,667

Green Bay, WI $53,667

Baton Rouge, LA $53,639

Charleston, SC $53,627

Jamestown, NY $53,599

Davenport, IA $53,599

Tucson, AZ $53,571

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,537

Tampa, FL $53,526

Evansville, IN $53,492

Port Arthur, TX $53,492

Bradenton, FL $53,469

Santa Fe, NM $53,367

Orlando, FL $53,266

Clearwater, FL $53,249

Canton, OH $53,130

La Crosse, WI $53,130

Albuquerque, NM $53,096

Newport News, VA $53,091

High Point, NC $53,074

Ogden, UT $53,051

Corpus Christi, TX $53,006

Norfolk, VA $52,972

Laramie, WY $52,972

Rock Island, IL $52,938

Saginaw, MI $52,927

Jacksonville, FL $52,921

Salisbury, NC $52,910

Boise, ID $52,899

Moline, IL $52,870

Fort Myers, FL $52,854

Memphis, TN $52,842

Tulsa, OK $52,814

Waterloo, IA $52,780

Spartanburg, SC $52,724

Lincoln, NE $52,695

Fort Wayne, IN $52,684

Provo, UT $52,678

Cedar Falls, IA $52,611

San Antonio, TX $52,588

Greensboro, NC $52,566

South Bend, IN $52,560

Savannah, GA $52,498

Muskegon, MI $52,475

Birmingham, AL $52,470

Winston Salem, NC $52,442

Lake Charles, LA $52,306

Anderson, IN $52,294

Lexington, KY $52,278

Augusta, GA $52,261

Greenville, SC $52,261

Lima, OH $52,215

Wichita, KS $52,210

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,210

Columbia, SC $52,159

Springfield, OH $52,148

Asheville, NC $52,057

Bloomington, IN $52,018

Knoxville, TN $51,814

Shreveport, LA $51,809

Wilmington, NC $51,735

Roanoke, VA $51,735

Topeka, KS $51,634

Frankfort, KY $51,628

Oklahoma City, OK $51,589

Chillicothe, OH $51,566

Longview, TX $51,560

Melbourne, FL $51,555

Sioux Falls, SD $51,464

Mobile, AL $51,459

Terre Haute, IN $51,436

Altoona, PA $51,402

Amarillo, TX $51,363

Killeen, TX $51,346

Fayetteville, AR $51,301

Chattanooga, TN $51,284

Sioux City, IA $51,233

Idaho Falls, ID $51,221

Lynchburg, VA $51,176

Gainesville, FL $51,103

Portsmouth, OH $51,075

Little Rock, AR $51,063

Lafayette, LA $51,041

Youngstown, OH $51,041

Daytona Beach, FL $51,007

Clarksville, TN $51,001

Pensacola, FL $50,996

Temple, TX $50,992

Hopkinsville, KY $50,826

Erie, PA $50,815

Florence, SC $50,792

Charleston, WV $50,702

Great Falls, MT $50,674

Macon, GA $50,595

Tallahassee, FL $50,589

Fayetteville, NC $50,578

Waco, TX $50,566

Helena, MT $50,527

Pine Bluff, AR $50,505

Vincennes, IN $50,436

Lubbock, TX $50,414

Alamogordo, NM $50,380

Twin Falls, ID $50,329

Rapid City, SD $50,312

Jackson, MS $50,211

Huntington, WV $50,207

Greenville, MS $50,205

Parkersburg, WV $50,147

Montgomery, AL $50,137

Wichita Falls, TX $50,081

Springfield, MO $50,081

Biloxi, MS $50,052

Monroe, LA $49,996

Johnstown, PA $49,956

Sumter, SC $49,934

Columbus, GA $49,928

Pascagoula, MS $49,821

Abilene, TX $49,821

Kingsport, TN $49,674

Albany, GA $49,674

Gulfport, MS $49,657

Alexandria, LA $49,471

Fort Smith, AR $49,330

El Paso, TX $49,177

Las Cruces, NM $48,923

Harlingen, TX $48,780

Pocatello, ID $48,771

Florence, AL $48,697

Brownsville, TX $48,686

Mcallen, TX $48,567

Dothan, AL $48,488

Columbus, MS $48,153

Altus, OK $47,890

Lawton, OK $47,782

Pierre, SD $47,579

What Skills Can Increase a College Advisor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 5.83% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Tutoring (Mentioned in 2.26% Job Postings): A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments.
Early Childhood Education (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): Early childhood education, also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children from birth up to the age of eight.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Leadership	5.83%
Tutoring	2.26%
Early Childhood Education	1.01%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a College Advisor's salary.

Client Service: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Client Service	$61,556	9%
Consulting	$60,991	8%
Analysis	$59,862	6%
Diversity and Inclusion	$58,168	3%
Collaboration	$57,603	2%
Flexibility	$57,603	2%

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How Education impacts a College Advisor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many College Advisors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a College Advisor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $52,077 and $55,563).

College Advisor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for College Advisor

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 1.7%

Associates 2.1%

Bachelors 32.5%

Masters 59.3%

Doctorate 4.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	1.7%
Associates	2.1%
Bachelors	32.5%
Masters	59.3%
Doctorate	4.0%

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College Advisor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a College Advisor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$50,736

Average $56,474/year

$64,400

$4,228

Average $4,706/month

$5,367

$976

Average $1,086/week

$1,238

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$64,400	$5,367	$1,238	$31
Average	$56,474	$4,706	$1,086	$27
25th Percentile	$50,736	$4,228	$976	$24

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Salaries for a College Advisor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $52,287 in 2023 to around $52,331 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of College Advisor salary trends, .

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