State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Iowa, $48,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.5% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+5.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $63,580
- p25
- $58,670
- p75
- $81,800
- p10
- $52,080
- p90
- $100,370
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Iowa
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,130
- p25
- $43,880
- p75
- $50,730
- p10
- $38,630
- p90
- $60,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.