State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Utah
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Utah, $51,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 30.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.8%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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
Utah
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $51,330
- p25
- $46,850
- p75
- $78,900
- p10
- $40,850
- p90
- $133,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.