State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Texas
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Texas, $48,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.2%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+22.1%
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
Texas
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,220
- p25
- $39,240
- p75
- $57,140
- p10
- $36,120
- p90
- $66,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.