State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In Tennessee, $38,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.3% — not 64.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.2%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+37.3%
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
Tennessee
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $38,730
- p25
- $37,530
- p75
- $64,700
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $105,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.