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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Adjunct Counselor?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Adjunct Counselor roles, with salaries approximately 12% above the market median.

How does experience change An Adjunct Counselor's salary?

An Adjunct Counselor's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,964 for beginners, reaching about $60,055 at mid-level, and approach $65,966 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Adjunct Counselor?

Adjunct Counselor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Adjunct Counselor roles are District of Columbia $71,447, California $71,176, Massachusetts $70,227. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Adjunct Counselor roles make?

Salaries for Adjunct Counselor level roles vary by specialization: Adjunct Professor: $103,254; Adjunct, Psychology: $85,240; Adjunct Lecturer: $78,973; Adjunct Librarian: $68,542; Counselor: $64,446.

Adjunct Counselor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Adjunct Counselor make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Adjunct Counselor in Vermont is $63,336 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,423
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,020 to $72,803
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,360

10% $49,360

50% (Median) $63,336

90% $81,423

Adjunct Counselor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,803	$6,067	$1,400	$35
Average	$63,336	$5,278	$1,218	$30
25th Percentile	$56,020	$4,668	$1,077	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Adjunct Counselor Salaries

An Adjunct Counselor'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 Adjunct Counselor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Adjunct Counselor'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): $58,964
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,182
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,055
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,993
Expert (over 8 years): $65,966

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Adjunct Counselor	less than 1 year	$58,964
Early Career Level Adjunct Counselor	1-2 years	$59,182
Mid-Level Level Adjunct Counselor	2-4 years	$60,055
Senior-Level Level Adjunct Counselor	5-8 years	$63,993
Expert Level Adjunct Counselor	over 8 years	$65,966

How Do Adjunct Counselor 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 Adjunct Counselors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,447.
California: $71,176.
Massachusetts: $70,227.

District of Columbia $71,447 California $71,176 Massachusetts $70,227 Washington $69,969 New Jersey $69,944 Alaska $69,853 Connecticut $68,963 New York $68,601

Hawaii $67,446 Rhode Island $66,904 Maryland $66,536 Minnesota $66,033 Colorado $65,839 Illinois $65,775 Oregon $65,530 Delaware $65,349

New Hampshire $65,235 Virginia $64,981 Pennsylvania $64,239 Nevada $63,865 North Dakota $63,742 Michigan $63,549 Wisconsin $63,478 Vermont $63,336

Texas $62,942 Maine $62,916 Arizona $62,878 Ohio $62,832 Georgia $62,239 Indiana $61,942 Wyoming $61,884 Utah $61,793

Iowa $61,755 Kansas $61,445 Louisiana $61,355 North Carolina $61,322 Missouri $61,309 Florida $61,058 Montana $60,922 Nebraska $60,793

Kentucky $60,722 South Carolina $60,464 Tennessee $60,303 Idaho $60,238 New Mexico $59,767 Oklahoma $59,664 Alabama $59,283 South Dakota $58,644

Arkansas $58,296 West Virginia $58,109 Mississippi $57,547

Top Paying Cities for Adjunct Counselor

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: $64,830
Barre: $64,927
Cabot: $64,784

Adamant, VT $64,830

Barre, VT $64,927

Cabot, VT $64,784

Calais, VT $64,841

East Barre, VT $64,828

East Calais, VT $64,830

East Montpelier, VT $64,873

Eden, VT $64,787

Eden Mills, VT $64,728

Graniteville, VT $64,923

Hyde Park, VT $64,882

Johnson, VT $64,964

Lake Elmore, VT $64,810

Marshfield, VT $64,795

Moretown, VT $64,969

Morrisville, VT $64,961

Moscow, VT $64,994

Northfield, VT $64,890

Northfield Falls, VT $65,193

North Hyde Park, VT $64,878

North Montpelier, VT $64,813

Plainfield, VT $64,804

Roxbury, VT $64,694

South Barre, VT $65,003

Waterbury, VT $64,988

Stowe, VT $64,997

Waitsfield, VT $64,961

Warren, VT $64,839

Washington, VT $64,713

Waterbury Center, VT $64,986

Websterville, VT $64,913

Williamstown, VT $64,837

Wolcott, VT $64,802

Woodbury, VT $64,738

Worcester, VT $64,802

Rutland, VT $64,801

Belmont, VT $64,600

Benson, VT $64,600

Bomoseen, VT $64,702

Brandon, VT $64,750

Bridport, VT $64,757

Castleton, VT $64,714

Center Rutland, VT $64,759

Chittenden, VT $64,610

Cuttingsville, VT $64,587

Danby, VT $64,697

East Middlebury, VT $64,792

East Poultney, VT $64,704

East Wallingford, VT $64,634

Fair Haven, VT $64,657

Florence, VT $64,635

Forest Dale, VT $64,752

Gaysville, VT $64,341

Granville, VT $64,645

Hancock, VT $64,635

Hydeville, VT $64,710

Killington, VT $64,628

Middlebury, VT $64,892

Middletown Springs, VT $64,670

Mount Holly, VT $64,610

North Clarendon, VT $64,704

Orwell, VT $64,697

Pawlet, VT $64,721

Pittsfield, VT $64,665

Pittsford, VT $64,727

Poultney, VT $64,715

Proctor, VT $64,786

Ripton, VT $64,711

Rochester, VT $64,678

Rupert, VT $64,671

Salisbury, VT $64,775

Shoreham, VT $64,720

Stockbridge, VT $64,605

Wallingford, VT $64,640

Wells, VT $64,723

West Pawlet, VT $64,745

West Rupert, VT $64,730

West Rutland, VT $64,690

Whiting, VT $64,722

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,792

Albany, VT $64,755

Barnet, VT $64,723

Barton, VT $64,748

Beebe Plain, VT $64,767

Concord, VT $64,662

Coventry, VT $64,842

Craftsbury, VT $64,773

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,777

Danville, VT $64,737

Derby, VT $64,767

Derby Line, VT $64,719

East Burke, VT $64,717

East Charleston, VT $64,723

East Hardwick, VT $64,758

East Haven, VT $64,575

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,791

Glover, VT $64,728

Granby, VT $64,496

Greensboro, VT $64,706

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,748

Hardwick, VT $64,819

Irasburg, VT $64,731

Island Pond, VT $64,626

Lowell, VT $64,710

Lower Waterford, VT $64,784

Lyndon, VT $64,772

Lyndon Center, VT $64,845

Lyndonville, VT $64,775

Morgan, VT $64,658

Newport, VT $64,806

Newport Center, VT $64,723

North Concord, VT $64,554

North Troy, VT $64,732

Orleans, VT $64,708

Passumpsic, VT $64,796

Peacham, VT $64,666

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $64,798

Sheffield, VT $64,683

Sutton, VT $64,678

Troy, VT $64,739

West Burke, VT $64,721

West Charleston, VT $64,691

West Danville, VT $64,741

Westfield, VT $64,690

West Glover, VT $64,734

Averill, VT $64,357

Beecher Falls, VT $64,775

Canaan, VT $64,613

Gilman, VT $64,898

Guildhall, VT $64,528

Lunenburg, VT $64,669

Norton, VT $64,486

North Bennington, VT $65,206

North Pownal, VT $65,338

Pownal, VT $65,375

White River Junction, VT $64,784

Ascutney, VT $64,814

Barnard, VT $64,637

Bethel, VT $64,677

Bradford, VT $64,744

Bridgewater, VT $64,703

Bridgewater Corners, VT $64,575

Brookfield, VT $64,740

Brownsville, VT $64,704

Chelsea, VT $64,702

Corinth, VT $64,685

East Corinth, VT $64,712

East Randolph, VT $64,724

East Ryegate, VT $64,668

East Thetford, VT $64,748

Fairlee, VT $64,679

Groton, VT $64,696

Hartford, VT $64,952

Hartland, VT $64,725

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,722

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,889

Newbury, VT $64,688

North Hartland, VT $64,771

North Pomfret, VT $64,660

North Thetford, VT $64,747

Norwich, VT $64,734

Plymouth, VT $64,528

Post Mills, VT $64,733

Quechee, VT $64,800

Randolph, VT $64,788

Randolph Center, VT $64,755

Reading, VT $64,582

Sharon, VT $64,675

South Pomfret, VT $64,613

South Royalton, VT $64,694

South Ryegate, VT $64,707

South Strafford, VT $64,691

South Woodstock, VT $64,598

Strafford, VT $64,635

Taftsville, VT $64,805

Thetford, VT $64,748

Thetford Center, VT $64,680

Topsham, VT $64,661

Tunbridge, VT $64,673

Vershire, VT $64,643

Wells River, VT $64,711

West Fairlee, VT $64,830

West Hartford, VT $64,661

West Newbury, VT $64,686

West Topsham, VT $64,713

Wilder, VT $64,955

Windsor, VT $64,751

Woodstock, VT $64,672

Bellows Falls, VT $64,908

Cambridgeport, VT $64,834

Cavendish, VT $64,619

Chester, VT $64,683

Chester Depot, VT $64,660

Grafton, VT $64,634

Londonderry, VT $64,750

Ludlow, VT $64,652

North Springfield, VT $64,878

Perkinsville, VT $64,702

Peru, VT $64,682

Proctorsville, VT $64,630

Saxtons River, VT $64,895

South Londonderry, VT $64,790

Springfield, VT $64,846

Westminster, VT $64,908

Westminster Station, VT $64,912

Weston, VT $64,616

Shaftsbury, VT $65,129

Brattleboro, VT $65,041

Bondville, VT $64,771

East Dover, VT $64,903

Jacksonville, VT $65,066

Jamaica, VT $64,773

Marlboro, VT $65,363

Newfane, VT $64,861

Putney, VT $64,847

Readsboro, VT $65,370

South Newfane, VT $64,883

Stamford, VT $65,323

Townshend, VT $64,802

Vernon, VT $65,239

Wardsboro, VT $64,849

West Dover, VT $64,955

West Dummerston, VT $64,877

West Halifax, VT $64,977

West Townshend, VT $64,715

West Wardsboro, VT $64,716

Whitingham, VT $65,043

Williamsville, VT $64,877

Wilmington, VT $65,004

Burlington, VT $65,181

South Burlington, VT $65,177

Winooski, VT $65,181

Colchester, VT $65,181

Alburgh, VT $64,856

Bakersfield, VT $64,952

Belvidere Center, VT $64,717

Bristol, VT $64,966

Cambridge, VT $65,043

Charlotte, VT $65,093

East Berkshire, VT $64,890

East Fairfield, VT $64,986

Enosburg Falls, VT $64,807

Essex, VT $65,132

Essex Junction, VT $65,136

Fairfax, VT $65,048

Fairfield, VT $64,985

Ferrisburgh, VT $65,021

Franklin, VT $64,811

Grand Isle, VT $65,054

Highgate Center, VT $64,866

Highgate Springs, VT $64,899

Hinesburg, VT $65,092

Huntington, VT $65,043

Isle La Motte, VT $64,937

Jeffersonville, VT $64,999

Jericho, VT $65,077

Jonesville, VT $65,091

Milton, VT $65,108

Monkton, VT $65,039

Montgomery, VT $64,807

Montgomery Center, VT $64,728

New Haven, VT $64,958

North Ferrisburgh, VT $65,050

North Hero, VT $64,985

Richford, VT $64,796

Richmond, VT $65,084

Saint Albans, VT $65,014

Saint Albans Bay, VT $65,006

Shelburne, VT $65,152

Sheldon, VT $64,937

Sheldon Springs, VT $65,096

South Hero, VT $65,113

Starksboro, VT $65,004

Swanton, VT $64,925

Underhill, VT $65,063

Underhill Center, VT $65,064

Vergennes, VT $64,938

Waterville, VT $64,960

Westford, VT $65,095

Williston, VT $65,144

Montpelier, VT $64,917

Bennington, VT $65,254

Arlington, VT $65,024

Dorset, VT $64,771

East Arlington, VT $64,747

East Dorset, VT $64,773

Manchester, VT $64,948

Manchester Center, VT $64,905

Adjunct Counselor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Adjunct Counselor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 12% above the average. Conversely, Adjunct Counselor positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Adjunct Counselor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Adjunct Counselor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$71,253	$34.0	12%
Education	$66,502	$32.0	5%

Adjunct Counselor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Adjunct Counselor'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.

$56,020

Average $63,336/year

$72,803

$4,668

Average $5,278/month

$6,067

$1,077

Average $1,218/week

$1,400

$27

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,803	$6,067	$1,400	$35
Average	$63,336	$5,278	$1,218	$30
25th Percentile	$56,020	$4,668	$1,077	$27

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