State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Georgia
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Georgia, $64,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.7%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
-8.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $67,120
- p25
- $56,040
- p75
- $81,860
- p10
- $47,260
- p90
- $98,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Georgia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $64,080
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $64,080
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $64,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.