State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Kentucky, $48,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.4% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
+32%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+8.4%
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
Kentucky
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $48,150
- p25
- $42,340
- p75
- $58,190
- p10
- $37,360
- p90
- $74,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.