State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: California vs West Virginia
Credit Counselors in California earn a median of $67,120. In West Virginia, $45,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.3% — not 46.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.4%
California vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+18.3%
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
West Virginia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $45,860
- p25
- $40,250
- p75
- $48,890
- p10
- $37,390
- p90
- $49,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.