State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Iowa
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Iowa, $48,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.6% — not 39.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.5%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+10.6%
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
Iowa
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,130
- p25
- $43,880
- p75
- $50,730
- p10
- $38,630
- p90
- $60,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.