State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Minnesota
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Minnesota, $62,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 8%.
Nominal pay gap
+8%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-3.8%
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
Minnesota
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $62,160
- p25
- $53,310
- p75
- $66,290
- p10
- $47,110
- p90
- $74,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.