State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Mississippi, $45,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.4% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+9.4%
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
Mississippi
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $45,990
- p25
- $37,070
- p75
- $48,730
- p10
- $32,020
- p90
- $57,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.