Average Academic Advisor Salary

The top respondents for the job title Academic Advisor are from the companies City University of New York (CUNY), Indiana University (IU), Bloomington and University of Illinois at Chicago. Reported salaries are highest at New York University (NYU) where the average pay is $59,521. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include City University of New York (CUNY) and Borough of Manhattan Community College, earning around $51,144 and $50,013, respectively. Georgia Southern University pays the lowest at around $32,771. Indiana University (IU), Bloomington and Baylor University also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $35,799 and $47,250, respectively.

Skills in Counseling are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Microsoft Office, Organizing, Customer Service and Oral / Verbal Communication.

An entry-level Academic Advisor with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $39,195 based on 74 salaries. An early career Academic Advisor with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $40,761 based on 848 salaries. A mid-career Academic Advisor with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $45,241 based on 421 salaries. An experienced Academic Advisor with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $45,774 based on 275 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $49,215.

Employees with Academic Advisor in their job title in Boston, Massachusetts earn an average of 20.2% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (18.7% more) and Los Angeles, California (16.2% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Dallas, Texas (11.5% less) and Atlanta, Georgia (5.6% less).