State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs Washington
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In Washington, $62,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 7.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.6%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+4%
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
Washington
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $62,360
- p25
- $57,780
- p75
- $75,130
- p10
- $47,920
- p90
- $82,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.