State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs South Dakota
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In South Dakota, $48,890. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.3%
California vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
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
South Dakota
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,890
- p25
- $45,400
- p75
- $49,760
- p10
- $45,400
- p90
- $51,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.