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 $50,570 for beginners, reaching about $52,855 at mid-level, and approach $56,127 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 Vermont

How much does an Academic Counselor Lead make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Academic Counselor Lead in Vermont is $53,946 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): $68,946
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,435 to $61,798
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,419

10% $43,419

50% (Median) $53,946

90% $68,946

Academic Counselor Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,798	$5,150	$1,188	$30
Average	$53,946	$4,495	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$48,435	$4,036	$931	$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): $50,570
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,728
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $52,855
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,909
Expert (over 8 years): $56,127

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Academic Counselor Lead	less than 1 year	$50,570
Early Career Level Academic Counselor Lead	1-2 years	$50,728
Mid-Level Level Academic Counselor Lead	2-4 years	$52,855
Senior-Level Level Academic Counselor Lead	5-8 years	$55,909
Expert Level Academic Counselor Lead	over 8 years	$56,127

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:

Adamant: $55,218
Barre: $55,301
Cabot: $55,180

Adamant, VT $55,218

Barre, VT $55,301

Cabot, VT $55,180

Calais, VT $55,228

East Barre, VT $55,217

East Calais, VT $55,218

East Montpelier, VT $55,255

Eden, VT $55,182

Eden Mills, VT $55,132

Graniteville, VT $55,298

Hyde Park, VT $55,263

Johnson, VT $55,333

Lake Elmore, VT $55,202

Marshfield, VT $55,189

Moretown, VT $55,337

Morrisville, VT $55,330

Moscow, VT $55,358

Northfield, VT $55,269

Northfield Falls, VT $55,528

North Hyde Park, VT $55,259

North Montpelier, VT $55,204

Plainfield, VT $55,196

Roxbury, VT $55,103

South Barre, VT $55,365

Waterbury, VT $55,353

Stowe, VT $55,360

Waitsfield, VT $55,330

Warren, VT $55,226

Washington, VT $55,119

Waterbury Center, VT $55,351

Websterville, VT $55,289

Williamstown, VT $55,225

Wolcott, VT $55,194

Woodbury, VT $55,140

Worcester, VT $55,195

Rutland, VT $55,193

Belmont, VT $55,023

Benson, VT $55,022

Bomoseen, VT $55,109

Brandon, VT $55,150

Bridport, VT $55,156

Castleton, VT $55,120

Center Rutland, VT $55,158

Chittenden, VT $55,031

Cuttingsville, VT $55,011

Danby, VT $55,105

East Middlebury, VT $55,186

East Poultney, VT $55,111

East Wallingford, VT $55,052

Fair Haven, VT $55,071

Florence, VT $55,052

Forest Dale, VT $55,152

Gaysville, VT $54,802

Granville, VT $55,061

Hancock, VT $55,052

Hydeville, VT $55,116

Killington, VT $55,046

Middlebury, VT $55,271

Middletown Springs, VT $55,082

Mount Holly, VT $55,031

North Clarendon, VT $55,111

Orwell, VT $55,105

Pawlet, VT $55,125

Pittsfield, VT $55,078

Pittsford, VT $55,131

Poultney, VT $55,120

Proctor, VT $55,181

Ripton, VT $55,117

Rochester, VT $55,089

Rupert, VT $55,083

Salisbury, VT $55,171

Shoreham, VT $55,125

Stockbridge, VT $55,027

Wallingford, VT $55,056

Wells, VT $55,127

West Pawlet, VT $55,146

West Rupert, VT $55,133

West Rutland, VT $55,099

Whiting, VT $55,127

Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,186

Albany, VT $55,154

Barnet, VT $55,127

Barton, VT $55,148

Beebe Plain, VT $55,165

Concord, VT $55,075

Coventry, VT $55,229

Craftsbury, VT $55,170

Craftsbury Common, VT $55,173

Danville, VT $55,139

Derby, VT $55,165

Derby Line, VT $55,124

East Burke, VT $55,122

East Charleston, VT $55,127

East Hardwick, VT $55,157

East Haven, VT $55,002

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $55,185

Glover, VT $55,132

Granby, VT $54,934

Greensboro, VT $55,113

Greensboro Bend, VT $55,148

Hardwick, VT $55,209

Irasburg, VT $55,135

Island Pond, VT $55,044

Lowell, VT $55,116

Lower Waterford, VT $55,179

Lyndon, VT $55,169

Lyndon Center, VT $55,231

Lyndonville, VT $55,171

Morgan, VT $55,072

Newport, VT $55,198

Newport Center, VT $55,127

North Concord, VT $54,983

North Troy, VT $55,135

Orleans, VT $55,114

Passumpsic, VT $55,189

Peacham, VT $55,078

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $55,191

Sheffield, VT $55,093

Sutton, VT $55,089

Troy, VT $55,141

West Burke, VT $55,126

West Charleston, VT $55,100

West Danville, VT $55,143

Westfield, VT $55,099

West Glover, VT $55,137

Averill, VT $54,816

Beecher Falls, VT $55,171

Canaan, VT $55,034

Gilman, VT $55,276

Guildhall, VT $54,961

Lunenburg, VT $55,081

Norton, VT $54,926

North Bennington, VT $55,539

North Pownal, VT $55,651

Pownal, VT $55,683

White River Junction, VT $55,179

Ascutney, VT $55,205

Barnard, VT $55,054

Bethel, VT $55,088

Bradford, VT $55,146

Bridgewater, VT $55,110

Bridgewater Corners, VT $55,001

Brookfield, VT $55,142

Brownsville, VT $55,111

Chelsea, VT $55,110

Corinth, VT $55,095

East Corinth, VT $55,118

East Randolph, VT $55,128

East Ryegate, VT $55,081

East Thetford, VT $55,149

Fairlee, VT $55,089

Groton, VT $55,104

Hartford, VT $55,323

Hartland, VT $55,129

Hartland Four Corners, VT $55,127

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $55,269

Newbury, VT $55,098

North Hartland, VT $55,168

North Pomfret, VT $55,074

North Thetford, VT $55,148

Norwich, VT $55,137

Plymouth, VT $54,961

Post Mills, VT $55,136

Quechee, VT $55,193

Randolph, VT $55,183

Randolph Center, VT $55,155

Reading, VT $55,007

Sharon, VT $55,087

South Pomfret, VT $55,034

South Royalton, VT $55,103

South Ryegate, VT $55,114

South Strafford, VT $55,100

South Woodstock, VT $55,021

Strafford, VT $55,052

Taftsville, VT $55,197

Thetford, VT $55,149

Thetford Center, VT $55,091

Topsham, VT $55,075

Tunbridge, VT $55,085

Vershire, VT $55,059

Wells River, VT $55,117

West Fairlee, VT $55,219

West Hartford, VT $55,075

West Newbury, VT $55,096

West Topsham, VT $55,119

Wilder, VT $55,325

Windsor, VT $55,152

Woodstock, VT $55,084

Bellows Falls, VT $55,285

Cambridgeport, VT $55,222

Cavendish, VT $55,038

Chester, VT $55,093

Chester Depot, VT $55,074

Grafton, VT $55,052

Londonderry, VT $55,150

Ludlow, VT $55,067

North Springfield, VT $55,259

Perkinsville, VT $55,109

Peru, VT $55,093

Proctorsville, VT $55,048

Saxtons River, VT $55,274

South Londonderry, VT $55,185

Springfield, VT $55,232

Westminster, VT $55,285

Westminster Station, VT $55,288

Weston, VT $55,036

Shaftsbury, VT $55,473

Brattleboro, VT $55,398

Bondville, VT $55,169

East Dover, VT $55,281

Jacksonville, VT $55,420

Jamaica, VT $55,170

Marlboro, VT $55,672

Newfane, VT $55,244

Putney, VT $55,233

Readsboro, VT $55,679

South Newfane, VT $55,264

Stamford, VT $55,639

Townshend, VT $55,194

Vernon, VT $55,567

Wardsboro, VT $55,235

West Dover, VT $55,325

West Dummerston, VT $55,258

West Halifax, VT $55,343

West Townshend, VT $55,120

West Wardsboro, VT $55,121

Whitingham, VT $55,400

Williamsville, VT $55,258

Wilmington, VT $55,366

Burlington, VT $55,518

South Burlington, VT $55,514

Winooski, VT $55,518

Colchester, VT $55,518

Alburgh, VT $55,241

Bakersfield, VT $55,323

Belvidere Center, VT $55,122

Bristol, VT $55,334

Cambridge, VT $55,400

Charlotte, VT $55,442

East Berkshire, VT $55,269

East Fairfield, VT $55,352

Enosburg Falls, VT $55,199

Essex, VT $55,475

Essex Junction, VT $55,479

Fairfax, VT $55,404

Fairfield, VT $55,351

Ferrisburgh, VT $55,381

Franklin, VT $55,202

Grand Isle, VT $55,409

Highgate Center, VT $55,249

Highgate Springs, VT $55,277

Hinesburg, VT $55,441

Huntington, VT $55,399

Isle La Motte, VT $55,309

Jeffersonville, VT $55,363

Jericho, VT $55,429

Jonesville, VT $55,441

Milton, VT $55,456

Monkton, VT $55,397

Montgomery, VT $55,199

Montgomery Center, VT $55,132

New Haven, VT $55,327

North Ferrisburgh, VT $55,405

North Hero, VT $55,351

Richford, VT $55,189

Richmond, VT $55,435

Saint Albans, VT $55,375

Saint Albans Bay, VT $55,368

Shelburne, VT $55,493

Sheldon, VT $55,309

Sheldon Springs, VT $55,445

South Hero, VT $55,459

Starksboro, VT $55,366

Swanton, VT $55,299

Underhill, VT $55,416

Underhill Center, VT $55,418

Vergennes, VT $55,310

Waterville, VT $55,329

Westford, VT $55,444

Williston, VT $55,486

Montpelier, VT $55,292

Bennington, VT $55,580

Arlington, VT $55,384

Dorset, VT $55,169

East Arlington, VT $55,148

East Dorset, VT $55,170

Manchester, VT $55,319

Manchester Center, VT $55,282

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.

$48,435

Average $53,946/year

$61,798

$4,036

Average $4,495/month

$5,150

$931

Average $1,037/week

$1,188

$23

Average $26/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,798	$5,150	$1,188	$30
Average	$53,946	$4,495	$1,037	$26
25th Percentile	$48,435	$4,036	$931	$23

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