State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Alabama, $48,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.3% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-6.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,120
- p25
- $44,920
- p75
- $57,660
- p10
- $39,260
- p90
- $73,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $63,580
- p25
- $58,670
- p75
- $81,800
- p10
- $52,080
- p90
- $100,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.