State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Louisiana, $47,250. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.6%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+8%
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
Louisiana
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $47,250
- p25
- $43,070
- p75
- $55,070
- p10
- $38,570
- p90
- $60,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.