State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Illinois
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Illinois, $51,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 29.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.3%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
Illinois
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $51,930
- p25
- $46,220
- p75
- $60,760
- p10
- $39,620
- p90
- $78,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.