State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Michigan
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Michigan, $52,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.8% — not 28.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.7%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+11.8%
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
Michigan
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $52,160
- p25
- $47,380
- p75
- $60,470
- p10
- $39,440
- p90
- $77,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.