State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Maine
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Maine, $55,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
+21%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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
Maine
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $55,490
- p25
- $48,330
- p75
- $62,630
- p10
- $43,980
- p90
- $76,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.