What are the main factors that influence an Academic Counselor Lead's salary?

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

How does experience change An Academic Counselor Lead's salary?

An Academic Counselor Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $50,895 for beginners, reaching about $53,194 at mid-level, and approach $56,487 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Academic Counselor Lead?

Academic Counselor Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Academic Counselor Lead roles are District of Columbia $60,854, California $60,624, Massachusetts $59,816. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Academic Counselor Lead roles make?

Salaries for Academic Counselor Lead level roles vary by specialization: Lead Counselor: $82,935; Academic Records Counselor: $69,250; University Academic Counselor: $54,390; College Academic Counselor: $54,320; Academic Counselor: $53,758.

Academic Counselor Lead Salary in North Dakota

How much does an Academic Counselor Lead make in North Dakota? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Counselor Lead in North Dakota is $54,292 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Academic Counselor Lead's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,389
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,746 to $62,194
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,697

10% $43,697

50% (Median) $54,292

90% $69,389

Academic Counselor Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,194	$5,183	$1,196	$30
Average	$54,292	$4,524	$1,044	$26
25th Percentile	$48,746	$4,062	$937	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Academic Counselor Lead Salaries

An Academic Counselor Lead'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Academic Counselor Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Academic Counselor Lead'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): $50,895
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,054
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,194
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,268
Expert (over 8 years): $56,487

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Counselor Lead	less than 1 year	$50,895
Early Career Level Academic Counselor Lead	1-2 years	$51,054
Mid-Level Level Academic Counselor Lead	2-4 years	$53,194
Senior-Level Level Academic Counselor Lead	5-8 years	$56,268
Expert Level Academic Counselor Lead	over 8 years	$56,487

How Do Academic Counselor Lead 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 Academic Counselor Leads. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,854.
California: $60,624.
Massachusetts: $59,816.

District of Columbia $60,854 California $60,624 Massachusetts $59,816 Washington $59,596 New Jersey $59,574 Alaska $59,497 Connecticut $58,738 New York $58,431

Hawaii $57,447 Rhode Island $56,985 Maryland $56,672 Minnesota $56,243 Colorado $56,078 Illinois $56,023 Oregon $55,814 Delaware $55,661

New Hampshire $55,564 Virginia $55,347 Pennsylvania $54,715 Nevada $54,396 North Dakota $54,292 Michigan $54,127 Wisconsin $54,067 Vermont $53,946

Texas $53,610 Maine $53,588 Arizona $53,555 Ohio $53,517 Georgia $53,011 Indiana $52,759 Wyoming $52,709 Utah $52,632

Iowa $52,599 Kansas $52,335 Louisiana $52,258 North Carolina $52,231 Missouri $52,220 Florida $52,006 Montana $51,890 Nebraska $51,780

Kentucky $51,720 South Carolina $51,500 Tennessee $51,362 Idaho $51,307 New Mexico $50,906 Oklahoma $50,818 Alabama $50,494 South Dakota $49,950

Arkansas $49,653 West Virginia $49,494 Mississippi $49,016

Top Paying Cities for Academic Counselor Lead

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:

Epping: $55,427
Fortuna: $55,037
Grenora: $54,963

Epping, ND $55,427

Fortuna, ND $55,037

Grenora, ND $54,963

Keene, ND $55,482

Ray, ND $55,435

Tioga, ND $55,474

Trenton, ND $55,378

Watford City, ND $55,584

Zahl, ND $55,122

Stirum, ND $54,747

Tower City, ND $54,105

Valley City, ND $54,546

Wahpeton, ND $54,385

Walcott, ND $53,584

West Fargo, ND $52,937

Wheatland, ND $53,514

Wyndmere, ND $54,293

Fargo, ND $52,912

Grand Forks, ND $52,769

Grand Forks Afb, ND $52,769

Adams, ND $54,706

Aneta, ND $54,270

Arvilla, ND $53,022

Bathgate, ND $54,704

Buxton, ND $53,099

Caledonia, ND $53,528

Cavalier, ND $54,881

Crystal, ND $54,782

Cummings, ND $53,337

Dahlen, ND $54,318

Drayton, ND $54,520

Edinburg, ND $54,776

Emerado, ND $52,769

Fairdale, ND $54,720

Almont, ND $55,160

Baldwin, ND $54,697

Beulah, ND $55,702

Braddock, ND $54,792

Cannon Ball, ND $55,005

Carson, ND $55,063

Center, ND $55,006

Coleharbor, ND $55,419

Driscoll, ND $54,805

Elgin, ND $55,314

Flasher, ND $55,013

Fort Yates, ND $54,897

Garrison, ND $55,617

Golden Valley, ND $55,680

Hague, ND $54,722

Hazelton, ND $54,850

Hazen, ND $55,609

Drake, ND $55,087

Kintyre, ND $54,863

Linton, ND $54,916

Mandan, ND $54,710

Menoken, ND $54,649

Mercer, ND $55,041

Moffit, ND $54,790

Napoleon, ND $54,919

New Leipzig, ND $55,239

New Salem, ND $55,106

Raleigh, ND $54,937

Riverdale, ND $55,661

Saint Anthony, ND $54,816

Selfridge, ND $54,830

Shields, ND $54,882

Solen, ND $54,905

Stanton, ND $55,336

Sterling, ND $54,736

Strasburg, ND $54,795

Turtle Lake, ND $55,219

Underwood, ND $55,318

Washburn, ND $55,141

Wilton, ND $54,845

Zap, ND $55,658

Zeeland, ND $54,704

Dickinson, ND $55,697

Amidon, ND $55,331

Beach, ND $55,171

Belfield, ND $55,497

Bowman, ND $55,120

Dodge, ND $55,697

Dunn Center, ND $55,639

Fairfield, ND $55,420

Gladstone, ND $55,580

Glen Ullin, ND $55,456

Golva, ND $55,139

Grassy Butte, ND $55,396

Halliday, ND $55,690

Hebron, ND $55,573

Hettinger, ND $55,024

Killdeer, ND $55,594

Lefor, ND $55,456

Manning, ND $55,558

Marmarth, ND $54,915

Marshall, ND $55,606

Medora, ND $55,335

Mott, ND $55,338

New England, ND $55,438

Reeder, ND $55,108

Regent, ND $55,389

Rhame, ND $55,048

Richardton, ND $55,574

Scranton, ND $54,993

Sentinel Butte, ND $55,191

South Heart, ND $55,527

Taylor, ND $55,579

Minot, ND $55,540

Minot Afb, ND $55,602

Anamoose, ND $55,020

Antler, ND $55,162

Balfour, ND $55,085

Bantry, ND $55,112

Benedict, ND $55,292

Berthold, ND $55,371

Bowbells, ND $55,304

Burlington, ND $55,463

Butte, ND $55,115

Carpio, ND $55,296

Columbus, ND $55,285

Crosby, ND $55,322

Deering, ND $55,200

Des Lacs, ND $55,404

Donnybrook, ND $55,300

Douglas, ND $55,394

Finley, ND $54,291

Fordville, ND $54,201

Forest River, ND $53,513

Gilby, ND $53,164

Glasston, ND $54,765

Grafton, ND $54,171

Hamilton, ND $54,690

Hannah, ND $54,749

Hatton, ND $53,364

Hensel, ND $54,775

Hoople, ND $54,678

Inkster, ND $53,541

Langdon, ND $54,858

Lankin, ND $54,592

Larimore, ND $53,475

Mcville, ND $54,516

Maida, ND $54,883

Manvel, ND $52,769

Mayville, ND $53,542

Mekinock, ND $52,769

Michigan, ND $54,483

Milton, ND $54,720

Minto, ND $53,289

Mountain, ND $54,831

Neche, ND $54,792

Niagara, ND $53,965

Northwood, ND $53,402

Osnabrock, ND $54,789

Park River, ND $54,565

Pembina, ND $54,753

Petersburg, ND $54,231

Pisek, ND $54,104

Portland, ND $53,977

Reynolds, ND $52,780

Saint Thomas, ND $54,761

Sharon, ND $54,097

Thompson, ND $52,771

Wales, ND $54,761

Walhalla, ND $54,853

Devils Lake, ND $54,855

Agate, ND $54,834

Alsen, ND $54,717

Balta, ND $55,232

Belcourt, ND $55,138

Bisbee, ND $54,858

Bottineau, ND $55,161

Bremen, ND $54,659

Brocket, ND $54,633

Calvin, ND $54,766

Cando, ND $54,883

Churchs Ferry, ND $54,715

Crary, ND $54,666

Dunseith, ND $55,107

Edmore, ND $54,717

Abercrombie, ND $53,709

Absaraka, ND $53,548

Amenia, ND $53,404

Argusville, ND $53,064

Arthur, ND $53,385

Ayr, ND $53,644

Barney, ND $54,225

Blanchard, ND $53,732

Buffalo, ND $53,742

Casselton, ND $53,230

Cayuga, ND $54,633

Christine, ND $53,392

Clifford, ND $54,091

Cogswell, ND $54,572

Colfax, ND $53,756

Davenport, ND $53,272

Enderlin, ND $54,233

Erie, ND $53,626

Fairmount, ND $54,593

Fingal, ND $54,122

Forman, ND $54,654

Fort Ransom, ND $54,677

Galesburg, ND $53,962

Gardner, ND $53,241

Bismarck, ND $54,605

Grandin, ND $53,409

Egeland, ND $54,808

Esmond, ND $54,845

Fort Totten, ND $54,840

Hampden, ND $54,722

Hansboro, ND $54,882

Harvey, ND $54,944

Knox, ND $54,867

Lakota, ND $54,648

Lawton, ND $54,650

Leeds, ND $54,855

Maddock, ND $54,809

Minnewaukan, ND $54,771

Munich, ND $54,810

Mylo, ND $54,894

Nekoma, ND $54,772

New Rockford, ND $54,664

Oberon, ND $54,736

Pekin, ND $54,494

Penn, ND $54,733

Perth, ND $54,868

Rocklake, ND $54,850

Rolette, ND $54,984

Rolla, ND $55,014

Rugby, ND $55,022

Saint John, ND $55,070

Saint Michael, ND $54,778

Sarles, ND $54,814

Sheyenne, ND $54,659

Starkweather, ND $54,746

Tokio, ND $54,767

Tolna, ND $54,552

Warwick, ND $54,567

Webster, ND $54,695

Willow City, ND $55,015

Wolford, ND $54,892

York, ND $54,849

Jamestown, ND $54,782

Ashley, ND $54,657

Berlin, ND $54,743

Binford, ND $54,433

Bowdon, ND $54,773

Buchanan, ND $54,566

Carrington, ND $54,644

Cathay, ND $54,665

Chaseley, ND $54,823

Cleveland, ND $54,678

Cooperstown, ND $54,530

Courtenay, ND $54,443

Dawson, ND $54,836

Dazey, ND $54,499

Denhoff, ND $54,936

Dickey, ND $54,706

Edgeley, ND $54,789

Ellendale, ND $54,578

Fessenden, ND $54,810

Forbes, ND $54,565

Fredonia, ND $54,735

Fullerton, ND $54,697

Gackle, ND $54,778

Glenfield, ND $54,438

Goodrich, ND $54,923

Grace City, ND $54,494

Hannaford, ND $54,461

Hurdsfield, ND $54,870

Jessie, ND $54,624

Jud, ND $54,710

Kensal, ND $54,457

Kulm, ND $54,770

Lamoure, ND $54,794

Lehr, ND $54,778

Litchville, ND $54,656

Mcclusky, ND $55,003

Mchenry, ND $54,453

Marion, ND $54,676

Medina, ND $54,753

Montpelier, ND $54,694

Oakes, ND $54,658

Pettibone, ND $54,730

Pingree, ND $54,554

Regan, ND $54,865

Robinson, ND $54,757

Rogers, ND $54,535

Sanborn, ND $54,582

Spiritwood, ND $54,571

Steele, ND $54,867

Streeter, ND $54,816

Sutton, ND $54,363

Sykeston, ND $54,686

Tappen, ND $54,823

Tuttle, ND $54,796

Verona, ND $54,716

Wimbledon, ND $54,499

Wing, ND $54,797

Wishek, ND $54,889

Woodworth, ND $54,641

Ypsilanti, ND $54,653

Gwinner, ND $54,818

Hankinson, ND $54,645

Harwood, ND $52,954

Havana, ND $54,534

Hillsboro, ND $53,654

Hope, ND $54,261

Horace, ND $53,165

Hunter, ND $53,528

Kathryn, ND $54,522

Kindred, ND $53,388

Leonard, ND $53,631

Lidgerwood, ND $54,663

Lisbon, ND $54,540

Luverne, ND $54,368

Mcleod, ND $54,098

Mantador, ND $54,500

Mapleton, ND $53,231

Milnor, ND $54,540

Mooreton, ND $54,282

Nome, ND $54,392

Oriska, ND $54,188

Page, ND $54,058

Pillsbury, ND $54,224

Rutland, ND $54,635

Sheldon, ND $54,063

Flaxton, ND $55,252

Glenburn, ND $55,279

Granville, ND $55,207

Karlsruhe, ND $55,116

Kenmare, ND $55,327

Kramer, ND $55,084

Lansford, ND $55,241

Lignite, ND $55,338

Mcgregor, ND $55,336

Makoti, ND $55,450

Mandaree, ND $55,608

Martin, ND $54,957

Max, ND $55,376

Maxbass, ND $55,182

Mohall, ND $55,263

Newburg, ND $55,176

New Town, ND $55,575

Noonan, ND $55,306

Norwich, ND $55,261

Palermo, ND $55,392

Parshall, ND $55,573

Plaza, ND $55,435

Portal, ND $55,301

Powers Lake, ND $55,368

Roseglen, ND $55,580

Ross, ND $55,426

Ruso, ND $55,187

Ryder, ND $55,458

Sawyer, ND $55,348

Sherwood, ND $55,230

Souris, ND $55,087

Stanley, ND $55,470

Surrey, ND $55,395

Tolley, ND $55,241

Towner, ND $55,090

Upham, ND $55,149

Velva, ND $55,315

Voltaire, ND $55,160

Westhope, ND $55,185

White Earth, ND $55,421

Wildrose, ND $55,318

Williston, ND $55,378

Alamo, ND $55,290

Alexander, ND $55,265

Ambrose, ND $55,137

Arnegard, ND $55,410

Cartwright, ND $55,098

Academic Counselor Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Academic Counselor Lead'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.

$48,746

Average $54,292/year

$62,194

$4,062

Average $4,524/month

$5,183

$937

Average $1,044/week

$1,196

$23

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,194	$5,183	$1,196	$30
Average	$54,292	$4,524	$1,044	$26
25th Percentile	$48,746	$4,062	$937	$23

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