State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Pennsylvania, $58,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 9%.
Nominal pay gap
+9%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
-3.2%
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
Pennsylvania
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $58,330
- p25
- $47,160
- p75
- $70,700
- p10
- $41,100
- p90
- $82,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.