State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Indiana
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Indiana, $48,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.4% — not 39.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.3%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+17.4%
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
Indiana
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,180
- p25
- $38,030
- p75
- $58,330
- p10
- $37,840
- p90
- $60,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.