State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Missouri, $30,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.8% — not 107.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+107.9%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+71.8%
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
Missouri
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $30,580
- p25
- $29,110
- p75
- $47,190
- p10
- $29,100
- p90
- $64,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.