State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: District of Columbia vs West Virginia
Credit Counselors in District of Columbia earn a median of $63,580. In West Virginia, $45,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.9% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
District of Columbia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+12.9%
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
West Virginia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $45,860
- p25
- $40,250
- p75
- $48,890
- p10
- $37,390
- p90
- $49,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.