State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Rhode Island
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Rhode Island, $58,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.1% — not 14.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.8%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+6.1%
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
Rhode Island
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $58,480
- p25
- $49,600
- p75
- $75,050
- p10
- $48,890
- p90
- $79,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.