State comparison · 2025
Credit Counselors salary: Georgia vs Illinois
Credit Counselors in Georgia earn a median of $64,080. In Illinois, $51,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 23.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.4%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $64,080
- p25
- $48,560
- p75
- $64,080
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $64,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
Illinois
Credit Counselors
- Median
- $51,930
- p25
- $46,220
- p75
- $60,760
- p10
- $39,620
- p90
- $78,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.