State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Oregon
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Oregon, $59,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6% — not 13.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.5%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+6%
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
Oregon
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $59,150
- p25
- $49,990
- p75
- $68,600
- p10
- $46,300
- p90
- $81,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.