State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Maryland
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Maryland, $60,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.3% — not 11%.
Nominal pay gap
+11%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+5.3%
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
Maryland
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $60,450
- p25
- $52,210
- p75
- $64,680
- p10
- $45,960
- p90
- $81,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.