State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Arkansas, $45,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.4% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.1%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-10.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $45,060
- p25
- $37,860
- p75
- $57,980
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $62,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.