State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In North Carolina, $46,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 37.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.7%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+18.1%
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
North Carolina
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $46,180
- p25
- $40,250
- p75
- $60,500
- p10
- $31,210
- p90
- $76,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.