State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs North Dakota
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In North Dakota, $52,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.3% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.5%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+3.3%
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
North Dakota
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $52,220
- p25
- $51,360
- p75
- $58,520
- p10
- $51,360
- p90
- $62,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.