State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Montana, $42,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 49.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.5%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+28.7%
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
Montana
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $42,520
- p25
- $39,410
- p75
- $47,380
- p10
- $39,410
- p90
- $54,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.