State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs South Carolina
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In South Carolina, $53,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 26.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.2%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
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
South Carolina
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $53,190
- p25
- $43,490
- p75
- $60,210
- p10
- $38,960
- p90
- $64,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.