State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Montana
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Montana, $42,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.9% — not 57.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.9%
California vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+34.9%
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
Montana
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $42,520
- p25
- $39,410
- p75
- $47,380
- p10
- $39,410
- p90
- $54,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.