Residential Advisors Salary in the US
A residential advisors earns a national median of $42,240 a year (mean $43,990) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #703 of 825.
How much does a residential advisors earn in the US?
A residential advisors in the United States earns a median of $42,240 a year (mean $43,990), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 84,760 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-9041), ranked #703 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,240
per year
Mean
$43,990
per year
Employment
84,760
US workers
National rank
#703
of 825 by median
What a residential advisors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a residential advisors (SOC 39-9041) earns a median annual wage of $42,240 and a mean (average) of $43,990. The median is the midpoint — half of residential advisors earn more and half earn less — and is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a residential advisors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for residential advisors is $42,240, and the mean (average) is $43,990. The median is the midpoint — half of residential advisors earn more and half earn less.
- How does residential advisors pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,240, a residential advisors earns 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many residential advisors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 84,760 residential advisors employed nationally (SOC 39-9041), across all industries.
- Where does this residential advisors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-9041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-9041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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