State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Virginia
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Virginia, $51,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.9% — not 30.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.2%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.9%
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
Virginia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $51,550
- p25
- $47,280
- p75
- $60,230
- p10
- $40,930
- p90
- $70,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.